After a long fast, Medieval Christendom typically celebrated the holiday with many days of raucous festivities ...

Long before Santa Claus, caroling, and light-strewn Christmas trees, people in medieval Europe celebrated the Christmas season with 12 full days of feasting and revelry. Christmas in the Middle Ages ...

In the ninth and tenth centuries, castles were often built of wood and easily burned down by enemies. As unrest spread across ...