The dripping of water. The skittering of rats. And the tortured moans of the people imprisoned there. During the Middle Ages, medieval torture devices made life for anyone accused of a crime — ...

The Spanish Donkey, also called the “chevalet” or simply the “wooden horse,” was one of the cruelest of the medieval torture devices. Thought to have emerged during the Holy Inquisition in ...

What are the best medieval games? Rare is a videogame that doesn’t feature at least one sword, suit of armor, or roast chicken. Still, they’re usually mixed in with bearded hermits slinging ...

Many mainstream economic historians do believe the average number of working days for peasant laborers in England hovered around, and even sometimes below, 150 days per year for certain stretches ...

After years of painstaking work, Rabbi Shem Tov Ibn Gaon finished the illustrated manuscript in 1312 Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent A 700-year-old Hebrew Bible from medieval Spain is expected to ...

In the 1940s, a hoard of 5,000 silver coins was found in Breisgau, but despite Glotteral being known as a medieval mining Mecca, until now, no coins had been found here.

Many mainstream economic historians do believe the average number of working days for peasant laborers in England hovered around, and even sometimes below, 150 days per year for certain stretches ...

More than most modern RPGs, the Kingdom Come: Deliverance series is willing to inconvenience you. Peasant-turned-knight protagonist Henry is back after learning to swing a sword and maintain ...

Teenage Engineering's EP-1320 Medieval is such a gorgeous device, but all that flare doesn't exactly make it easier to use. Photo: Artem Golub / Gizmodo That’s it; I’ve officially multi ...

In medieval societies, the dragon was classified within the same framework as regular animal species. Legends, stories, and images turned it into a symbol of the Middle Ages that would transcend time.

I can guarantee you that a zombie survival game called God Save Birmingham wasn't on your "2024 Video Game Announcements" bingo card. It takes place in 14th century England, and tasks you with fending ...

An excavation in Oslo's former harbor has yielded the remains of a rare iron gauntlet, likely lost by a medieval knight in the 14th century. Archaeologists with the Norwegian Institute for ...