Far from their dour reputation, the Middle Ages were a period of massive social ... in southern England, peasant anger at their low status in society spilled over into violent rebellion.

Most medieval people lived in villages, as there were few large towns in the Middle Ages. The majority of people were peasants. The Great Plague In 1665, the plague arrived in England once again.

In 1861 serfdom, the system which tied the Russian peasants irrevocably to ... that had operated in Russia since the middle of the seventeenth century was technically not slavery. The landowner did ...

They, in turn, managed agriculture, livestock, and commerce through keeping control of the peasants ... the Saxon serfs under the feudal system, used Middle English. If people could not afford ...

The urban, commercial and industrial element in the European middle ages failed to develop in such a way as to make it any other than a peasant economy. Nothing could be clearer than that the prime ...

With Gaza’s north repopulated, Israel’s options for renewing the war become increasingly complex given the shifting dynamics on the ground. As people move north it seems that a lot of this war ...

In her new book, “Yoga Fix: Functional Movement for a Pain-Free Body” (DK Red, Jan. 21) Erin Motz offers up doable moves to combat the aches and pains of middle age and help readers perform ...

Travellers have always faced health hazards when far from home. Here’s what medieval people believed would keep them healthy.

A recent study suggests that middle children may have an advantage, implying they possess more desirable traits than their older and younger siblings. This research further ignites the long ...

Despite a steady decline in the middle class across the majority of the U.S., a handful of cities have begun to see the opposite. According to a new study, California in particular has several ...