Daily Medieval

After Edith of Wilton died (c.984), her canonization was a slow process, taking 13 years (slow for the time; canonization these days in the...

Imagine being a toddler, being raised by your mother in a convent, and then discovering that you are a royal princess. I cannot imagine how ...

King Edgar (c.944 - 975) had a few children by a few women . One of the women was Wulfthryth of Wilton, an English noblewoman born c.937 who...

King Edgar the Peaceable was known to have three consorts, one or two of whom he might even have married. Two of his sons went on to become...