The Medievals have long been the butt of many jokes, (pun intended), when it comes to the subject of hygiene. Being alive in the 21st century, we take a lot for granted, especially when it comes to ...

If you were lucky or unlucky enough (depending on your point of view) to avoid the high rate of infant mortality and the constant threat of deadly disease then as a medieval peasant farmer you had ...

This piece is part of a series of articles covering the medieval and early modern great powers of each of Asia’s regions: ...