In medieval England, peasants on some estates were entitled to a range of sick, annual and bereavement leave that could rival ...

In medieval England, peasants on some estates were entitled to a range of sick, annual and bereavement leave that could rival ...

I just got out of a hot shower, and am sipping a cup of hot chocolate while I listen to music on my iPhone in my heated apartment, while I write this article on a computer that allows me instant ...

How did people survive winter before central heating? Quite well, actually. Here's how to be more medieval peasant in the ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. The dream of the common person’s utopia was more than a little bit different during ...

Rodney Hilton, 85, a British historian who wrote influential works on the rise of capitalism and medieval peasant revolts, died June 7 at his home in Birmingham, England. The cause of death was not ...

If your lil' business has a lot of tired workers, there could be a good reason. A Stanford University professor says Americans are working longer hours than medieval peasants. "The amount of time we ...

The knights in shining armor got down and dirty first day of the Riverdale Kiwanis Medieval Faire. Then, so did everyone else with peasants and a lot of others going barefoot in the mud. Torrential ...

When people belonging to peasant communities in late medieval Sweden prayed to God they usually stood up and put their palms together. That was how they displayed their devotion before God. This is ...

Growing inequality has become one of the major political and economic concerns in the world as well as in America. The growing disparity of wealth today has many parallels with the unequal societies ...