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Rick Steves Calls One Of His Favorite European Cities 'Italy's Best Medieval Experience'

Rick Steves loves traveling to Italy, and a favorite city of his is where tourists can enjoy delicious food surrounded by ...

New study reveals how an unexpected route delivered the Black Death into medieval Europe

Unpredictable weather in late medieval Europe disrupted agricultural stability, forcing cities to rely on maritime grain ...
Ars Technica

Lidar mapping reveals mountainous medieval cities along the Silk Road

The history of the Silk Road, a vast network of ancient and medieval trade routes connecting Beijing and Hangzhou with Constantinople and Cairo, has mostly been focused on its endpoints: China and the ...
HistoryExtra

Step inside the lost Native American city that rivalled medieval London

Archaeology reveals that a millennium ago, North America was home to thriving urban centres as large and sophisticated as ...

Medieval plague caused by volcano eruption, researchers say

Though its route through Central Asia remains elusive, two German researchers believe they have discovered how — and why — ...
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Volcanic Eruptions May Have Been Responsible for the Spread of Black Death in Medieval Europe

Learn how volcanic eruptions in 1345 started a chain of events that allowed the plague to enter Europe and start the Black Death.
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This medieval German town is one of the snowiest cities in Europe – a real-life winter wonderland

Snow can truly change the landscape of any place. Draped in white, houses, fields, and mountains can look truly magical. That ...