Medieval monks were relegated to much sparser dining schedules with meals eaten in silence for most of the year, which made their Christmas meal a communal experience with specific rituals.

When we think of medieval friars, we may well picture Robin Hood’s jolly Friar Tuck, known for his rotund figure and love of food and drink. But it turns out some of these monks were full of ...

A University of Cambridge study has determined that most monks were "riddled with parasites," even more than commoners, despite their advanced technologies and wealth.

You Need to Think Like a Medieval Monk Focusing wasn’t much easier in the time before electricity or on-demand TV. In fact, you probably have a lot in common with these super-distracted monks.

Photo Illustration by Erin O'Flynn/The Daily Beast/GettyA team of Cambridge archaeologists who performed the first analysis of parasitic infections among local medieval townspeople have unearthed some ...

Kreiner is a professor of history at the University of Georgia specializing in the early Middle Ages, and the author of The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction It’s ...

So while medieval monks, nuns, and friars were onto something by separating faeces from food, those early sanitary habits may have been somewhat negated by what they would do next with their ...

While examining the remains of 19 monks buried on the friary grounds, most from the 13th and 14th centuries, the team found that at least 11 (58 percent) were infected by worms.

When we think of medieval friars, we may well picture Robin Hood’s jolly Friar Tuck, known for his rotund figure and love of food and drink. But it turns out some of these monks were full of ...

Medieval monks were ‘riddled’ with worms, study finds By Hafsa Khalil, CNN 2 minute read Published 8:36 AM EDT, Fri August 19, 2022 Link Copied! ...