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Secrets of Medieval Castles: Why Castle Stairwells Are Built Clockwise–There’s a Very Important Reason

Medieval castles were the central institutions of political power in the middle ages (a period of roughly 1,000 years between the 5th and 15th centuries), no less symbolic than the ...

May 30, 2019BY Michael Wing

St. Valentine’s: A Minor Day in a Medieval Calendar Packed With Festivals

The feast of St. Valentine has been associated with love since the Middle Ages. Back then, Valentine was ...

Tucson Artifacts Suggest Romans Made It to New World in 8th Century: Expert

Medieval scholar Donald Yates, Ph.D., is shedding new light on controversial artifacts found near Tuscon, Ariz., in the ...

April 9, 2016BY Tara MacIsaac

Homunculus: The Alchemical Creation of Little People With Great Powers

Medieval scientists claimed to have created little people. The ethics of creating artificial life has long been debated!

May 4, 2015BY Wu Mingren

Oldest Piece of Polyphonic Music Found: 1,100-Year-Old Chant (+Listen Here)

Once chanted solemnly in devotion to Boniface, the patron saint of Germany, this music has not found voice ...

December 30, 2014BY Tara MacIsaac

UFOs Invade Renaissance Art?

Several paintings from the Renaissance and the Middle Ages contain objects some say look a lot like flying ...

September 26, 2014BY Paul Darin

Strange Cases of Mass Hysteria Through History

Mass hysteria has had large groups of people dancing or laughing for days or weeks straight, sometimes to ...

September 18, 2014BY April Holloway

Medieval Woodcut Shows UFO Battle Over Nuremberg Germany, 1561?

Medieval UFO battle?: Hans Glaser was a journalist of sorts in 16th century Germany. He depicted a wondrous ...

June 14, 2014BY Tara MacIsaac