Medieval warfare depended on horses, but getting them to the battlefield was a huge operation. A knight might need a war ...

Archaeologists were surprised to discover the exceptional tomb of a medieval knight underneath an ice cream shop in the seaside Polish city of Gdańsk. The 13th-century burial includes a rare carving ...

A masterwork of poetic prose and one of the first-ever books written in English, the “Canterbury Tales” displays English cultural history, giving modern readers an insight into medieval society. And ...

Explore the bizarre obsession of the Middle Ages as knights confronted an unexpected foe: fighting snails. These whimsical creatures appeared in illuminated manuscripts from the late 13th century, ...

LEGO's Medieval Knights line is a fan favorite, which sparked imaginations with tales of castles, heroes, and battles. This line was first introduced in the late 1970s with an assortment of iconic ...

Medieval knights are one of those things where the fiction outweighs the facts. Knights served as a part of the aristocracy for most of Europe, far from popular films' hallowed heroism or comedic ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Crews in Poland found a 12th century church last year before the discovery of a knight buried around the turn from the 13th to the 14th century. The ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...