Al Roker got into character at the Tower of London, trying on a suit of armor before chatting with Bridget Clifford, keeper of the Royal Armories, about some of the weapons used by knights.All that ...

As seniors at Augsburg College hammered away at their theses this spring, Josh W. Davis was probably the only one actually using a hammer. A medieval-studies major, Mr. Davis wrote his final paper on ...

The savvy medieval historian knows that it’s pure myth that knights needed to be hoisted into their saddles because of their heavy armor. However, one can’t help but wonder how warriors could move ...