During the run, participants are dressed in traditional, celebratory costumes consisting of fringed clothing ... de Mardi Gras is rooted in French medieval history and is comprised of many ...

Germany boasts a rich cultural heritage, and one of its most visually striking aspects is its German costume tradition. From ...

In the latest in a series looking at Shakespeare’s references to birds, Steve Sutherland has the lark in his sights.

First of all, kids need food, clothing and shelter ... Aries states that medieval attitudes now seem shocking, but nobody thought, as we ordinarily think today, that every child already contained ...

Lady Gaga and the death of neo-medievalism If you watched Lady Gaga's appearance on Saturday Night Live on March 8, you might ...

Peasants had access to livestock and gardens ... drab clothing in grays and browns. In reality, Medieval clothing was far more colorful and ornate. Most clothing pieces were blue, crimson, yellow, ...

Still, they’re usually mixed in with bearded hermits slinging magic fireballs, which we’re reliably informed your average medieval peasant had very little knowledge. To that end, we’ve ...

Armor varies between historical and fantasy settings in video games. Various medieval armor sets, like Warhorse in Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Ursine in The Witcher 3, offer unique protection ...

There has long been a great fascination with the Medieval period of history. Thousands of stories, whether historical or fantastical, are set or based during this era. It is an era that has been ...

But this is a problem economists have created for themselves by claiming to be objective – politicians will pick up anything ...