Life In The Middle Ages

Your medieval delivery was finally here.

In 1238, the monks of Ramsey Abbey were paying their rent in 1,000 eels.

What do a medical handbook, two prayer books and a book of Church law have in common?

Imagine you've just committed a crime in medieval England.

I walk the same route through my village most days.

In medieval Europe, swarms of insects were sometimes put on trial for destroying crops.

Medieval villages are often imagined as places where everyone obeyed the church, the lord, and the rules without question.

Because medieval people had toothache too They had teeth that hurt, teeth that broke, teeth that became infected and teeth that eventually had to come out.

What on earth is that angel playing?

Wait... is that how you bought wine in the Middle Ages?

A Baker Is Being Dragged Through the Street.

Were medieval women always waiting in towers to be rescued?