Medieval Life and Death

Get the lowdown on everyday life in the medieval era with a week of talks from leading historians

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Eggs, bunnies and Jesus Christ: the history and origins of Easter

An architectural grotesque of a woman displaying her vulva

How naughty was the past? The hidden depths of the medieval church

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Two lovers rest after a hunt, Codex Manesse

Saturday lecture: Medieval love and marriage . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tournament between the Duke of Brittany and the Duke of Bourbon. (Photo by Christophel Fine Art/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Blog Medieval(ish) matters #7: what it meant to be ‘blue’ in the Middle Ages (and more killer rabbits)

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Doctors tending to a patient, 14th century. (Photo by Getty Images)

Saturday lecture: Medieval disease and medicine . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Man and woman using a long-handled wooden paddle to bake bread in an oven, 15th century. (Photo by Getty Images)

Saturday lecture: Medieval food . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Medieval punishments

How bloody was medieval life?

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Two fighting Irishmen with axes, one hitting another in the head. Illustration after the Roy manuscript, 13th century (Photo by Getty Images)

Saturday lecture: Medieval crime and violence . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Doctor treating a patient, from a 14th-century manuscript. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images)

Elma Brenner on medieval wellbeing: “People in the Middle Ages were absolutely focused on staying healthy”

A Pictish stone carving featuring a salmon

Blog Medieval(ish) matters #3: the salmon of knowledge, rolling Roman mosaics, eels, and Crusades

Dissection of human cadaver by physicians

Ask the medieval doctor: 6 ailments and their treatments

Medieval banquet

What time of the day did medieval people eat?

An illumination depicts medieval women embroidering

Medieval misconceptions: 12 myths about life in the Middle Ages – busted

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Chris Woolgar Medieval food . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Elma Brenner Medieval disease and medicine . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.