The Black Dinner began with two young men on horseback riding to Edinburgh Castle in 1440. William Douglas, 6th…
The murder of Thomas Becket within Canterbury Cathedral on December 29, 1170 sent shockwaves throughout medieval Europe. An archbishop…
Jousting deaths could change dynasties, extinguish noble bloodlines, and shift the balance of power throughout medieval Europe. But medieval…
Movies are full of them. Meme pages thrive on them. Myths about medieval life contain a lot of misinformation,…
Reconquista is the name often given to the long struggle that reshaped Spain and Portugal over roughly eight centuries….
On Friday, October 13, 1307, a few minutes before dawn, officials of the King of France began arresting Knights…
The Black Death arrived in Europe in 1347 and traveled rapidly through trade routes across the continent by 1351….
It is hard to separate Martin Luther from the Reformation, or both of them from the crisis of Europe…
John Hunyadi was the bulwark of Europe in the 15th century when the Ottoman Empire expanded continuously into the…
The Middle Ages were a time of war, conquest and chivalry, and few were more at home in this…
