Daily Medieval

Ranulf de Blondeville died in October 1232 without leaving an heir to the title Earl of Chester , so King Henry III needed to choose one. Fo...

The Joust was a specific kind of tournament , and was one of the few types of military contests that had to be on horseback and involved on...

One of the Keepers of the Wardrobe for five years (1290 - 1295) under Edward I was Walter Langton (1243 - 1321). He used the surname Langt...

Eleanor of Castile, as Queen of England, wanted advantageous marriages for her children. She and Edward I had 16 or more, but although many ...

We've read about medieval dwellings having rushes on the floors, in order to provide something soft and clean to walk on instead of the ...

In 1325, Queen Isabella went to see her brother, King Charles IV of France, to negotiate over Charles' seizing of King Edward II's ...

Isabella of France (c.1295 - 1358) was a queen whose father and three brothers all became kings. Although she was used for a political marri...

Isabella of France was the only surviving daughter of King Philip IV of France and Joan I of Navarre, promised to the Prince of Wales (later...

Hugh le Despenser the Younger was an able administrator and close friend and advisor of King Edward II , who had made Hugh his chamberlain. ...

One of the complaints about King Edward II of England by his barons was that he took the wrong people into his confidence and acted on thei...

In 1307, the Knights Templar were condemned in France by Philip IV and lost their possessions and lives. One of the accusations was that th...

Piers Gaveston , close friend and favorite of King Edward II , was exiled from England three times: once by Edward's father and twice by...

The coronation of Edward II on 25 February 1308 was marked by controversy. It was delayed a week, probably because Winchelsey, Archbishop of...

When Edward Caernarvon was crowned King Edward II of England, on 25 February 1308, the Earl of Cornwall carried the crown and sword in the ...

When King Edward I of England was a teenager , he chose to side with his father's critics. His father, Henry III, refused to speak to hi...

Edward Caernarvon (princes were named for the location of their birth) was born 25 April 1284 to Edward I and Eleanor, Countess of Ponthieu....

The Royal Touch was not just for scrofula , nor was it just a simple touch. Epilepsy was another disease that would bring folk to the king ...

In 1315, Europe's spring rains never stopped. The rains kept coming, flooding the fields. Crop failures followed, lasting right through ...

After the Knights Templar were dissolved in 1312, Pope Clement V wanted all their property turned over to the Knights Hospitallers. King Edw...

This is about Thomas, the 2nd Earl of Lancaster. He was born about 1278 to Edmund Crouchback (the second son of King Henry III). His life...