Daily Medieval

King Alexander II of Scotland had a problem: there were strings of islands off his northern and western coasts that he'd like to think o...

Alexander II came to the throne of Scotland at the age of 16 with two missions in mind: ensure Scotland's unity by subduing attempts by ...

Although William I of Scotland fell out of favor with King Henry II of England, Henry did restore all the castles he had occupied when Wil...

If you look at the top of the globe, you realize how seafarers from Norway could easily dip south to Scotland on their way to colonize Ic...

The border separating England from Scotland almost became a little thicker last week, and this week is the anniversary of its creation, w...

The Wash, with Norfolk on right and Lincolnshire on left King John of England (1166-1216) has so many misfortunes attached to him that i...

Scholar and Teacher, Priest and Politician There are two reasons why I want to mention Lanfranc today. One is because today is the 923rd a...