Medieval shopping was a loud, crowded, and often chaotic experience centered around open-air markets. Vendors competed aggressively for attention while buyers haggled for the best deals. Goods ranged ...

Durham’s IMEMS is a centre like no other for the interdisciplinary study of the pre-modern world from late antiquity to the late eighteenth century. As the University’s research hub for Durham’s ...

Welcome to part one of our Fashion Through the Ages series. Starting from medieval fashion ending at the swinging sixties, this section covers British fashion from the Normans through medieval and ...