The 14th century in Europe was marked by a demographic upheaval of unprecedented scale with the Black Death. An ...

Researchers looked into tree rings and historical documents to shed light on the reason that brought the deadliest plague ...

A large volcanic eruption or cluster of eruptions in the mid-1340s triggered severe climate anomalies that drove harvest ...

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An unusual cannon found underwater off the coast of Sweden in 2001 may be the oldest shipboard gun ever discovered in Europe, a new study finds. Pieces of cloth found inside the object — thought to be ...

A volcanic eruption may have triggered a deadly chain of events that brought the Black Plague to Europe in the 14th century.

Clues contained in tree rings have identified mid-14th-century volcanic activity as the first domino to fall in a sequence ...

Though its route through Central Asia remains elusive, two German researchers believe they have discovered how — and why — the plague made it to Medieval Europe. A climate catastrophe that forced a ...

Europe's best-dressed men ruffled feathers with their tight clothes, pointy shoes, and attitudes. And they were doing it in the 14th century. Pointy shoes were must-have accessories at the court of ...

Archaeologists excavating Oslo's medieval harbor have unearthed the remnants of a 14th-century gauntlet. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Follow scientists as they track down the earliest known bubonic plague victims in hopes of preventing future outbreaks, while historians and scholars explore the societal impact of the plague on ...

Imagine the scene in 14th-century Europe, as the continent was suffering under the bubonic plague, if a group of aristocrats had taken the side of the rats. What seems like a blueprint for a Monty ...