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White Supremacists Have Weaponized an Imaginary Viking Past. It's Time to Reclaim the Real History

By Dorothy Kim

The Legend of Robin Hood Is Centuries Old—But the Way We Tell His Story Has Changed

By Sean McGlynn / History Today

This Is How Europe Came to Dominate the World by the 20th Century

By Philip T. Hoffman / History News Network

The Medieval Chastity Belt Started as a Joke

By Albrecht Classen / History News Network
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Watch Fighters Literally Go Medieval on Each Other in This New Documentary

Fighters down swords and shields in medieval copmetition

By Victor Luckerson

1,000-Year-Old Remedy Could Help Cure Superbug

Mixture of onion, garlic, wine and cow stomach bile found to combat staph infections

By Victor Luckerson

Why We Shouldn't Refer to ISIS as 'Medieval'

'Medieval' is often treated as synonymous with lawlessness and brutality. Is that fair?

By History Today

The Medieval Black Death Worked in Survivors' Favor

The plague was horrific, could hit without warning and killed tens of millions in 14th century Europe. But paradoxically, the population that survived ended up better off, with higher wages, cleaner living conditions and healthier food

By Bryan Walsh
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