The Medieval Magazine May 30, 2016
New research maps the devastation of the Black Death on medieval England
A small piece of bone thought to belong to St Thomas Becket is, after centuries of exile in Hungary, returning to Canterbury Cathedral where the archbishop was murdered in 1170
Why St Thomas Becket’s elbow still matters in the 21st century
Medieval Advice for Pregnant Women and Their Friends
Of all the events in human life, pregnancy is perhaps the one most prone to superstition.
Jeanne de Valois was the daughter, sister, and wife of kings. She was born with disabilities and suffered through a miserable marriage. In the end she became devoted to and died in a religious life, eventually becoming a saint.
Jeanne de Valois, Queen of France and Duchess of Berri
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An innovative new archaeological study has revealed in detail for the first time how individual towns, villages and hamlets across swathes of medieval England were decimated by the Black Death.