More people are naturally right-handed than left ... connotations and superstitions surrounding left-handedness in the 16th century. This difference in clavicle bone chemistry is believed to ...

The tlamatlquiticitl—midwife—offered those in her charge a remarkable 16th-century birthing plan, combining practical care, drugs for pain relief, and religious ceremonies. This story appears ...

Christman Genipperteinga is perhaps Germany's most prolific serial killer of the 16th century. Whether he existed or not, though, is up for debate. There isn't much credible historical evidence ...

They introduced laws to enforce, what they believed to be, an appropriate Christian lifestyle: In the 16th century, most people believed in magic and the supernatural. People might have turned to ...

The 16th-century search for shared standards of manners was an integral part of the Renaissance concept of personal betterment. Since people increasingly looked down on eating with one’s fingers ...

Vagrants wander the streets and beg. was a big concern for the monarchy and Government in the 16th century. Homeless and unemployed people would roam around the country and were often called ...