A scientific analysis of dozens of 12th- and 13th-century books found in European monasteries reveals they were bound in sealskins procured by Norse traders from as far away as Greenland.

In 2021, archaeologists searching the bank of the Thames in England stumbled upon a medieval building near a modern-day church. The site was excavated, revealing the remains of a monastery dating ...

But how and what did medieval monks eat at Christmas? Because they had a relatively uninspired regular diet, they looked with ...

Found in one of Wales’ key historic towns, The Priory Hotel in Caerleon boasts a rich history of its own. The hotel, set ...

Experts estimate medieval scribes produced over 10 million ... But while most books were written by monks hunched over desks in monastery scriptoriums for hours at a time, that wasn’t always ...

The books hail from Clairvaux Abbey, founded in 1115 by Cistercian monks in northern France, and its daughter monasteries. Some tomes are nearly 900 years old. Researchers had thought they were ...

However, the Church set very high standards of cleanliness, so medieval monasteries were places of good public health. close public healthThe health of the population as a whole, and methods used ...