Migration into England was continuous from the Romans through to the Normans and men and women moved from different places and at different rates, a study finds.

A groundbreaking bioarchaeological study from the Universities of Edinburgh and Cambridge has shattered long-held assumptions about medieval migration patterns into England. Rather than arriving in ...

Learn how ancient DNA and tooth enamel are rewriting England’s medieval history and showing connections between climate ...

England was never as isolated as many history books once suggested. New research shows that people moved into and across ...

A University of Cambridge study has found that many -- if not most -- monks were "riddled with parasites," even more than commoners, despite their advanced technologies and wealth. Corbis via Getty ...

When we think of medieval friars, we may well picture Robin Hood’s jolly Friar Tuck, known for his rotund figure and love of food and drink. But it turns out some of these monks were full of more than ...

A new analysis of remains from medieval Cambridge shows that local Augustinian friars were almost twice as likely as the city’s general population to be infected by intestinal parasites. This is ...

An archaeogenetic study sheds new light on the isolated medieval community Las Gobas in northern Spain. Besides isolation and endogamy, the researchers have also identified the variola virus which can ...

(CNN) — A knight in shining armor straddling a towering horse is a deeply ingrained part of how popular culture portrays the Middle Ages — the mounted battle-winning warrior. But it appears the horses ...

Thanks to movies and shows like Kingdom of Heaven and Marco Polo most of us have a certain idea of what medieval warhorses looked like: big, brawny, and capable of smashing heads with their hooves. A ...