The traditional Italian observation—Se non è vero, è ben trovato (even if it isn't true, it makes a good story)—reflects a good deal of human history. One such colorful event was the 14th-century War ...

Packaged foods such as McVitie’s biscuits and cola drinks started out, in the 1800s, as ‘cures’ for lifestyle diseases such as indigestion. See how they evolved In his book A Treatise on the Stomach ...

Top GCSE grades in Wales have risen slightly, overall results published today show. As thousands of teenagers across Wales got their GCSE results there was a 3% fall in entries this year compared to ...

Thornhill Academy is celebrating achieving the best set of results in the schools history, representing a “strong” GCSE performance for the third consecutive year. Did you know with a Digital ...

Emerging in monasteries and convents, apothecaries were later incorporated into guilds to serve the general public. But the medicine they prescribed was much different than what we know today. The ...

A 1658 map of Iceland, reprinted from Abraham Ortelius’ Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, includes a sea monster known for catching its fish through cunning. Public Domain The creature was enormous. Sailors ...

Medieval medicine is undergoing a reputation makeover. New research reveals that far from being stuck in superstition, early Europeans actively explored healing practices based on nature, observation, ...

It turns out the Dark Ages weren't all that dark! According to new research, medieval medicine was way more sophisticated than previously thought, and some of its remedies are trending today on TikTok ...

It turns out the Dark Ages weren’t all that dark! According to new research, medieval medicine was way more sophisticated than previously thought, and some of its remedies are trending today on TikTok ...

For the first time in nearly 1,000 years, the legendary medieval tapestry depicting the Norman Conquest will be shown in the United Kingdom — a unique opportunity for anyone planning to travel there ...

Join Medieval Historian Matt Lewis as he uncovers the world of Medieval health care, Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free exclusive podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by ...