Tag: middle ages

• Why 536 was ‘the worst year to be alive’

  November 23, 2018

  Why 536 was ‘the worst year to be alive’ Ask medieval historian Michael McCormick what year was the worst to be alive, and he’s got an answer: “536.” Not 1349,… more ›

• The salacious Middle Ages

  January 30, 2018

  The salacious Middle Ages » In the popular imagination, the history of sex is a straightforward one. For centuries, the people of the Christian West lived in a state of… more ›

• When referring to their own times, they spoke of…

  July 18, 2014

  “When referring to their own times, they spoke of them as being “modern”” – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval more ›