Daily Medieval

The Western Roman Empire and Eastern Byzantine Empire had many differences over the centuries. Some of the biggest differences were religiou...

Yesterday's post mentioned Ebroin, Mayor of the Palace under King Clotaire III, distrusting Adrian of Canterbury because of Adrian's...

Adrian (also called Hadrian) was born in North Africa sometime prior to 637; Bede referred to him as a Berber . He became a well-known teach...

Theodore of Tarsus likely never thought that a Greek who in his youth had to flee Persian and Muslim invasions would one day wind up Archbis...

St. Adrian of Canterbury Yesterday's post on the Leiden Glossary mentioned its two chief contributors, Adrian of Canterbury and The...

You can get your own copy here The Leiden University Library in the Netherlands, founded in 1575, was an important part of the Enlighten...