Perhaps one of the oddest moral panics - a fear that some evil threatens the wellbeing of society - was one that arose in medieval times. Fashionable pointy-toed shoes called poulaines were alleged to ...

Recent finds uncovered by metal detecting efforts near the hamlet of Hezingen in the Netherlands, however, prompted ...

The Bayeux Tapestry culminates in William’s victory in the Battle of Hastings. However, earlier artwork from the time also ...

"In medieval times there were several standards (columns or towers) dotted around the City of London. Where and when were these built, and for what purpose?" These standards are to do with the ...

in medieval monastic communities, and in Industrial-era London. Her research has primarily focused on uncovering variation in health and demography before and after the medieval Black Death and risks ...

The London Museum has examples with toe points ... Poulaines were, unsurprisingly, not great for feet. A study in 2005 of medieval remains found hallux valgus - a small deformity of the big ...