They’re back! Men dressed in white, leaping and dancing with bells tied around their legs, handkerchiefs and ribbons fluttering. No it’s not a revival of “La Cage aux Folles” — although that might be ...

It was a warm June day in 1374 in the medieval town of Aix-Ia-Chapelle, present-day Aachen, Germany, when the dancing started. It was the holy feast of St. John the Baptist, which aligns with the ...

THROUGH a fixation on sacrilege — on protecting sacred spaces and times from profane bodies — vernacular authors shifted the status of both women and dance within the late-medieval and early-modern ...

The detailed planning of English medieval towns has received scant attention from scholars. Two towns in Midland England, Stratford-upon-Avon and Lichfield, founded in the twelfth century by episcopal ...

England's storied history is etched into its landscape, with numerous towns and villages preserving their medieval character in the present day. From imposing castles to timber-framed Tudor houses, ...

Among the traditional live nativity scenes, ballets, concerts and Santa appearances in the weeks leading up to Christmas are two medieval/Renaissance feasts. Both offer an evening of fine dining and ...