Medieval women’s ideas about heaven were inspired by the visions and sufferings they experienced, says Hetta Howes ...

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‘Courtly love’ and its meaning is one preoccupation in these essays; another is the Church’s increasing interest in regulating marriage and defining it. The early Church thought it a necessary evil.

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Braj Bhasha controversy teaches us that languages are not just means of communication—they are repositories of memory, ...

A young noblewoman, Bernadine, is due to be married off to an elderly friend of her father. Swept up by ideals of courtly love drawn from her reading of Le Roman de la Rose, she plots to escape before ...

Coldplay wanted to be the best band in the world. They idolize Radiohead and U2, collaborate frequently with Brian Eno, and ...

TJ Klune’s The House In The Cerulean Sea is anything but drab grimdark, it’s an all the rage new style called cozy fantasy – ...

Have you ever met a cat who seems to know your secrets before you do? Russian Blues are the silent masterminds of the feline ...