What did people in the Middle Ages really find funny? It would seem that the same things have been found to be amusing right across the ages. Many of the riddles that the Medievals told have ...

The Middle Ages were anything but dull. In this video, we’ve put together a collection of the most disturbing, strange, funny, and downright odd tales from medieval times. From bizarre customs ...

A town has used a 15th Century law in a bid to reinstate a medieval punishment device. While rotten cabbage-throwing is unlikely, Thame Town Council in Oxfordshire hopes stocks will attract ...

Scholars may have an authentic manuscript of a medieval comedy show — and it's pretty funny The Cambridge historian who identified this 15th-century manuscript compares its humor to Monty Python ...

700-year-old doodles, what's changed? — But it is the funny faces that capture the imagination most, giving us an unprecedented insight into the humor and individuality of medieval monks.

Katrina Martin, who injured herself after tripping on a medieval punishment device, is suing the horror-themed theatre restaurant in Melbourne where the accident took place.

John Lower, 39, from Wallasey, Merseyside, agreed to build the £700 'stocks' bed in the garden for his sister-in-law, Tracy McLaughlin, 53, so that she could sell it online for her son.