In the Middle Ages, animals were sometimes treated as if they were capable of committing crimes. Pigs, rats, and even insects were summoned to court and subjected to legal proceedings. These trials ...

Hunting played a central role in medieval life, serving both as a source of food and a display of social status. For nobles and kings, it was also an essential part of education, teaching skills such ...

The Middle Ages aren’t just about heroic knights and epic battles. If there’s one thing that never fails to boost our mood, it’s medieval art! It’s colorful, creative, quirky, and goofy, and it ...

Unknown artist, A Salamander; France (formerly Flanders); (circa 1270 CE); tempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 7 1/2 × 5 5/8 in.; Ms. Ludwig XV 3, fol. 95v; A Franco-Flemish ...

A researcher in the Global Irish Studies Initiative at Georgetown University (GIS) explored the early medieval history of animal disease in Ireland at a talk March 27. Singer said that although other ...