Hear ye! Hear ye! A new history fact has been debunked! According to bubo-bursting research by the German Museum of Medicine ...

Halloween isn’t cancelled! From (virtual) masked balls to spooky screenings, Katie Strick has a guide to the ghoulish ...

From prehistoric burials to overcrowded Victorian churchyards, this is what our treatment of the dead throughout history says about the living ...

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Halloween is an annual holiday, celebrated each year on October 31, that has roots in age-old European traditions. It originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light ...

For outdoor enthusiasts, Ferndale serves as an ideal base for exploring some of Northern California’s most spectacular natural attractions. The town sits just a short drive from the Lost Coast, one of ...

A new study reveals that modern ideas about the Black Death’s rapid spread across Asia stem from a centuries-old ...

A new study shows how a medieval text was misread as history, shaping how the Black Death’s spread was understood for ...

The revelation centers on a text called a "maqāma" - an Arabic literary genre featuring traveling tricksters - written by the poet and historian Ibn al-Wardi in 1348-49 in Aleppo, according to the new ...

C enturies before questionable COVID-19 information began rippling through social media, another inaccurate account of ...

From burning castles to swords and magic and velvet gowns, medievalism has taken over 21st century pop culture.