Viking Shieldmaidens: 6 Women of War
Reading Time: 11 minutes The Viking Age is often associated with brash warriors, longships and daring raids – but not all Viking warriors…
Reading Time: 11 minutes 
Reading Time: 11 minutes The Sons of Ragnar Lothbrok: History & Legend
Reading Time: 8 minutes The sons of Ragnar Lothbrok are among the most enigmatic and legendary figures of the Viking Age. Straddling the…
Vlad Tepes: Madman or Mastermind of Medieval Terror
Reading Time: 23 minutes Was Vlad Tepes a bloodthirsty monster, a power-crazed madman, or a master of psychological warfare? To his enemies he was…
Brian Boru: The High King Who United Ireland
Reading Time: 12 minutes A King Born of Chaos Ireland had existed for centuries before it became a nation. Tribal, dynastic, and Viking…
Empress Matilda and The Anarchy: England’s Forgotten Civil War
Reading Time: 16 minutes A Woman Born to Rule, a Country Plunged into Chaos Empress Matilda was a princess born to be a…
The Plantagenet Kings of England: 300 Years That Shaped a Nation
Reading Time: 27 minutes The Plantagenet Kings of England ruled for over 300 years and shaped the future of the British monarchy, the…
30 Best Books Set in the Medieval Era
Reading Time: 13 minutes Fiction and Non-Fiction Must-Reads for History Lovers Medieval literature is a genre that evokes strong imagery: colossal cathedrals, crusading…
The Real-Life Epic of Harald Hardrada: Viking, Mercenary, King
Reading Time: 17 minutes Harald Sigurdsson, better known as Harald Hardrada, “the Hard Ruler”, was a giant of a man, born into a…
Saladin: The Warrior Who United the Islamic World Against the Crusaders
Reading Time: 14 minutes In the turbulence of the 12th century, when long-running internecine rivalries and the Crusader states had greatly divided the…
The Wives of Henry VIII
Reading Time: 11 minutes Henry VIII of England is well known for his six wives as well as his extensive religious reformation. His…
