Did people actually keep pets in the Middle Ages? The answer might surprise you. In this video, we explore the role of ...

Nothing calls to mind nonsensical treatments and bizarre religious healing rituals as easily as the notion of Dark Age medicine. The “Saturday Night Live” sketch “Medieval Barber Theodoric of York” ...

“In public, your bottom should emit no secret winds past your thighs. It disgraces you if other people notice any of your smelly filth.” This useful bit of advice for young courtiers in the early 13th ...

Think you know Halloween? Think again. We’ve brewed up 31 Halloween fun facts for kids to turn you into a wise witch or ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - There are all kinds of historical sites and museums to explore around our region and there’s one in Wood County that was an important part of helping shape our nation. High above ...

The author of a sweeping re-examination of Western history reveals the global reach of Greek and Roman antiquity Naoíse Mac Sweeney - Author, The West: A New History in Fourteen Lives Examples of ...

The question of why, at the turn of the 20th century, modern art flourished in Europe has long been one of art history’s most intriguing. Was it exposure to non-Western influences? The advent of the ...