(THE CONVERSATION) When people think of the European Middle Ages, it often brings to mind grinding poverty, superstition and darkness. But the reality of the 1,000-year period from 500 to 1500 was ...

When people think of the European Middle Ages, it often brings to mind grinding poverty, superstition and darkness. But the reality of the 1,000-year period from 500 to 1500 was much more complex.

Medieval peasants mainly ate stews of meat and vegetables, along with dairy products such as cheese, according to a study of old cooking pots. Researchers analysed food residues from the remains of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Celebrations for medieval peasants were frequent and centered around religious holidays, and the longest and most festive of these ...

Celebrations for medieval peasants were frequent and centered around religious holidays, and the longest and most festive of these was Christmas. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI When people think of ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Bobbi Sutherland, University of Dayton (THE CONVERSATION) When people think of the ...