Christians in medieval Europe appear to have inadvertently influenced the evolution of modern chickens to boost traits relating to their egg-laying abilities and how friendly they are. In a new study ...
In medieval Europe, a rivalry between two assertive cultures — Christians and Jews, who both considered themselves “God’s Chosen People” — gave rise to modern antisemitism, argues Yale’s Ivan G.
This article originally appeared on AlterNet. When we think about medieval Europe, we tend to think about kings ruling with iron fists, about Christian crusaders purifying Jerusalem with the blood of ...