Working class people in medieval Cambridge lived hard lives that meant they were far more likely to suffer serious physical injury that the upper echelons of society, a new study reveals. It found nearly half (44 per cent) of people on the lowest rung of the social ladder from the 10th to 14th centuries suffered … Read more
Practice of burying the dead WITHOUT grave goods spread quickly though Western Europe during the early Medieval era – suggesting the region was surprisingly well connected In the 6th century, almost all burials included regionally-specific grave goods However, by the 8th century, this practice had all but disappeared Study of 33,000 graves revealed that changes … Read more
An eleventh-century Chinese coin unearthed in Hampshire provides new evidence of a bustling trade in luxury goods from the Far East more than 700 years ago. The copper coin, which was found at Buriton, Hampshire, around nine miles from the coast, weighs 0.12 ounces (3.6g) and has a diameter of just under an inch (25mm). Researchers … Read more
Clinics charge £300 for ‘medieval’ virginity testing, an MP has revealed as he launched a bid to outlaw the practice. Conservative Richard Holden cited the World Health Organisation and said there is ‘no scientific evidence at all’ to support the tests. He said 21 clinics have been identified in the UK and charge between £150 and … Read more
Climate change – not Genghis Khan – was to blame for wiping out Central Asia’s medieval river civilisations 700 years ago, a new study claims. UK researchers investigated the river channels around the Aral Sea in Central Asia, which was historically a vast body of water but is now a fraction of its former size. Hundreds … Read more
At least two are killed and five seriously injured after a man in ‘medieval clothes’ and armed with a sword goes on the rampage outside parliament in Quebec City ‘before being arrested’ By Keith Griffith For Dailymail.com Published: 05:11 GMT, 1 November 2020 | Updated: 05:50 GMT, 1 November 2020 Two people have been killed … Read more
Ow-la-la! Chic French square where Lily Collins’ character lives in TV series Emily In Paris bears its name from a medieval method of torture The main character lives in the Maison Moreau in the 5th Arrondissement Thousands were maimed and killed in the square in years before the Revolution Place de l’Estrapade named after a … Read more
You won’t find them in the zoo! These medieval drawings of animals look VERY different to the real thing UK-based Daniel Holland has shared example of Medieval drawings of animals Artists behind these sketches clearly had never seen the beasts were drawing One drew an owl with a human face while another drew beaver with … Read more
Five hundred-year-old excrement from Medieval toilets reveals how changes in diet since the 15th Century may have triggered diseases such as irritable bowels, allergies and obesity Researchers analysed deposits from two Medieval latrines from Latvia and Israel They identified various microorganisms from the guts of the toilets’ users The findings could provide a baseline to compare with … Read more
Posing for the camera, this is the former engineering student suspected of shooting dead policeman Matt Ratana. Alleged gunman Louis De Zoysa, 23, remains in a critical condition after apparently blasting himself during a tussle with officers after Sgt Ratana was hit in the heart inside his own station last week. These images of De Zoysa … Read more