Daily Medieval

Dick Whittington 's cat might have made his reputation according to the legend , but cats were not always a welcome sight in the Middle ...

Dick Whittington (c.1354 - 1423) passed into popular literature because of a story about him and his cat. It was actually about 150 years a...

Dick Whittington buying his cat A popular figure from English folk tales is Dick Whittington. He is based on Lord Mayor of London Richa...

Here is a description of a medieval cult: At length, when the novice has come forward, [he] is met by a man of wondrous pallor, who has b...