Feudalism dominated medieval Europe for centuries - but by the end of the Middle Ages, it had begun to unravel. In this ...

Installation view of The Fantasy of the Middle Ages at the Getty Center. Pictured: “Dragon in Bestiary” (c. 1270), “Sinbad the Sailor” In One Thousand and One Nights (Egypt, 1700s), and ...

♪ ♪ ♪ The Middle Ages spanned 1,000 years, from 500 to 1500. The first half was a time of relative poverty and economic stagnation. But then around the year 1000, Europe rebounded, fueled by ...

What life in medieval Europe was really like. Did people bathe? ... Despite the era’s dark reputation, though, everything from scholarship to art and technology thrived during the Middle Ages.

European bison, also known as wisent, died out in the wild in Western Europe in the Middle Ages. The animals currently in the trial herd consist of a four-year-old bull, ...

European travelers on foot, ... In “A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages,” Anthony Bale describes a variety of medieval commoners taking long journeys on foot and horseback and by ship.

In the Middle Ages, lapis lazuli could only be found in what is now Afghanistan. By the time the powdered stone reached central Europe through a complex trade network spanning thousands of miles ...

In this episode, we travel back to Europe's Early Middle Ages, its turmoil, its triumphs, and the fine art of more advanced civilizations on Europe's fringes. Thanks for joining us.