Medieval battles weren’t heroic duels—they were violent, chaotic collisions of terrified men. Noise, smoke, confusion, and ...

The Russian military is using "improvised cells" and medieval punishment techniques to clamp down on poor discipline, according to a new assessment. In the past few months, Russian commanders "have ...

Medieval punishments are usually described as relics of a brutal past. In reality, many were never eliminated — only ...

Archaeologists in England have uncovered gruesome evidence of a Medieval-era public punishment which occurred along the River Thames more than 1,200 years ago, according to a new study (via Ancient ...

What was life like in the Middle Ages? If you believe what you’ve seen in movies—or maybe even what your history teacher told you—you might expect that people died young, never bathed, were ignorant ...

The body’s condition can tell scientists much about medieval law and order, or lack thereof. Archaeologists in England have uncovered gruesome evidence of a Medieval-era public punishment which ...