The Second Barons' War (1264–1267) was a riveting clash in medieval England. Barons, led by Simon de Montfort, challenged ...

Shopping in medieval England was very different from modern retail. Markets operated on specific days, with goods ranging from food and clothing to tools and imported items. Prices were influenced by ...

Oxford was the murder capital of late-medieval England, with the city’s male university population being the main catalyst for violence, according to new research. The homicide rate in the city was ...

While many believed that medieval societies were racially homogeneous, research in the field has indicated that they were actually much more diverse. “This work provides really compelling ...

From lost silver coins to fossilised faeces, medieval cesspits have become some of the richest archives of everyday life in ...

The roads built by the Romans in Britain continued to be used for both travel and trade in the Middle Ages for more than a thousand years after the fall of the Roman Empire, according to a recent ...

A University of Cambridge research team has mapped murders that took place around the 14 th century to create interactive murder maps of three English cities. Using preserved coroner and inquest ...

Norwich Castle, a mighty medieval fortress built by William the Conquerer after he invaded England in 1066, reopened to the public last month following a landmark $37 million restoration. The castle’s ...

Museum of London study also claims ‘misogynoir’ – prejudice against women of African descent – increased deaths during 14th-century disease Craig Simpson is Arts Correspondent for The Telegraph ...