Jan Bartek – MessageToEagle.com – During excavations in the basement of the Courtauld Gallery in London, UK, archaeologists were amazed to unearth the remains of a medieval cesspit
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Life for Medieval musicians wasn’t easy, especially if their music wasn’t appreciated. Frankly, in those days it was wise for untalented musicians to
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – The most famous sword in stone is the Excalibur associated with the Arthurian legend. The Excalibur was said to have had magical powers.
Ellen Lloyd – MessageToEagle.com – Breaking the law during the Middle Ages was very easy and crimes were common. You could be punished for almost anything. If a person
MessageToEagle.com – King Arthur is one of, if not the, most legendary icons of medieval Britain. His popularity has lasted centuries, mostly thanks to the numerous incarnations of his
MessageToEagle.com – With a population of over 10,000 people, the lost city of Trellech was once the largest settlement in medieval Wales. Archaeologists have tried to locate this ancient
MessageToEagle.com – Have you indulge in gossiping and talking badly behind peoples’ back? If so, be happy you were not living during the medieval period and the Renaissance.
MessageToEagle.com – In 1977, archaeologists discovered a skeleton of a Medieval giant woman outside the church of the Ostrów Lednicki in Poland. The woman was 7-foot-2-inches (2.155 meters) and had
MessageToEagle.com – During archaeological excavation, carried out in the S. Francesco Monastery at Lucca (Tuscany, Italy), a golden, centuries-old dental prosthesis was discovered in an ancient family tomb.
MessageToEagle.com – When scientists excavated a Medieval cemetery in the Bernese Lakeland region of Switzerland they found as many as 342 bodies which had been buried there between the
A. Sutherland – MessageToEagle.com – Medieval knights followed chivalry – the lifestyle and moral code. The term takes its name from the French word chevalier (meaning ‘horseman’), and
MessageToEagle.com – Conwy Castle in Snowdonia is considered one of Europe’s most extraordinary military structures of late 13th century and early 14th century that survived until today. From grand
MessageToEagle.com – The Battle of Stirling Bridge in 1297 is today remembered as a significant event in the history of Scotland. The battle was the First War of Scottish
MessageToEagle.com – In the beginning of the 15th century there was an uprising against the English that resulted in the first and only Welsh-speaking parliament. One man was particularly unhappy
MessageToEagle.com – Hnefatafl or tafl was an ancient Viking board game that became very popular in medieval Scandinavia. The board game was played by the Vikings as early as 400
MessageToEagle.com – Today we all have last names, also called surnames, but how and when did we start using last names? History tells us the custom started in
MessageToEagle.com – A long list with names of Medieval killers has been uncovered by restorers working in a Russian church, shedding new light on the murder of Andrey
MessageToEagle.com – Since time immemorial, the seal has served as a stamp of indisputable authenticity, just as a signature is accepted in the world today. The use of seals
MessageToEagle.com – When you think of London many things come to mind, but not the fact that there are many hidden underground rivers flowing beneath the large capital of
Ellen Lloyd – MessageToEagle.com – Nicholas of Cusa, also known as Nicolaus Cusanus, Nicholas of Kues and Nicolaus Krebs, was a man who wasn’t afraid of speaking his mind
MessageToEagle.com – In this list, we present some of the most incredible and bizarre ancient cases of mass hysteria that took place around the world. Derived from the Greek
Ellen Lloyd – MessageToEagle.com – We live in a world full of mysteries and we often come across intriguing stories dealing with unexplained phenomenon that make us even
