The idea that medieval people routinely emptied chamber pots straight into the street as their primary method of waste ...

Medieval medicine was brutal - and so were the diseases people faced. In this video, we dive into 7 of the most gruesome illnesses from the Middle Ages, including what caused them, how they spread, ...

This walking tour explores the historic town of Bruges in Belgium, known for its medieval architecture, canals, and charming cobblestone streets. The video captures the beautiful historic buildings, ...

When bailing on friends, sometimes it pays to be creative. Here are 11 brilliant ways medieval people told someone they were canceling plans that you can totally steal.

The Medieval and Renaissance Studies program invites students to look into the past and learn for the future.  “It helps us to think beyond our own knowledge horizons while remaining attentive to the ...

Expecting: Birth, Belief and Protection at London’s Wellcome Collection is a small but quietly powerful exhibition. Spanning five centuries, it explores how the experience of bringing life into the ...

The current library hall was completed in 1767, designed by architect Peter Thumb in an ornate Rococo style. Inside, walnut wood floors are patterned with star motifs dating back to the 18th century.

As Hollywood gigs dry up, some actors have found a steady side hustle playing 'standardized patients' in hospitals to train ...

Women’s work may not have been glamorous, but it was vital to the workings of the pope’s court and surrounding city.

Historian Harriet Washington '76 discovered her power for reading between the lines in the URochester library archives."What is past is prologue ...

The Grammarly "Expert Review" feature uses AI to provide feedback on papers using the name and work of real professors, dead ...

With an exacting modernist style and the courage to address fascism and colonialism head on, Lobo Antunes’s writing is a deluge of unforgiving truths in lush prose ...