Find marks first systematically identified burial site associated with plague burials in Europe, scientists say ...

“This finding aligns with both modern soil science and the medieval ‘miasma theory,’ which held that diseases spread through ...

Researchers have found strong evidence of a mass grave containing thousands of Black Death victims near Erfurt, Germany. An ...

The death of a medieval heir to the English throne could have led to the construction of a now-ruined chapel. St Catherine's ...

Archaeologists excavating a mysterious medieval cemetery in Wales have uncovered compelling evidence that the burial ground was part of an early female religious community. The discovery of a possible ...

When a Medieval death occurred in England an official appointed by the crown and known as the Coroner was responsible for finding out what had happened. By the 13th century there were four coroners in ...