12 Days of Medieval Illuminations. Today, 11 medieval suns. Don't you love their shining faces? 🌞 Did you know Getty's medieval… | Instagram

Many of our readers will already be familiar with our Catalogue of Illuminated Manuscripts, a resource which enables you to search by shelfmark, keyword, or date, as well as by more advanced fields such as language and provenance. We thought it was about time to give a reminder that all...

Ever wanted to see a rabbit riding a human snail while fighting a dog riding a rabbit with a broken neck? Well, now you can!

Some stories are so good that they’re told over and over again, morphing in their details but staying the same in their essence. In Europe’s High Middle...

You may have found yourself wondering on more than one occasion: was William Shakespeare a feminist? The short answer is... no. He wasn't. Being a feminist just wasn't a thing in England 400 years ago: the word "feminism" didn't exist until the…

Two women, late 1200's

According to superstition, if you rub the blood of a bat on your face you’ll be able to see at night. But if you use this bat, you’ll also get more hand-some. Never too cool for a good …

What did medieval female underwear look like? Did they wear a bra? What about underpants? How about strays or a corset?

Why were the artists of that era so obsessed with depicting murderous rabbits? See the examples and read the explanation in this eye-opening post!