Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Winter in a peasant village, painted by the Limbourg brothers and published in the medieval illuminated manuscript 'Très Riches ...

In medieval England, peasants on some estates were entitled to a range of sick, annual and bereavement leave that could rival those of many workers in the UK today. British workers are among the least ...

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.

Research for this article was conducted thanks to funding from a Leverhulme Trust research project grant, 'Modelling the Black Death and Social Connectivity in Medieval England'. Dr Grace Owen is a ...

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.

Bobbi Sutherland does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...