Daily Medieval

The sons of Clovis saw Burgundy as a target. Sigismund of Burgundy (c.475 - 524) became king in 516. His father, Gundobad, had slain Chilper...

Once Theodoric was King of Italy and essentially in charge of the Western Roman Empire, he did what he could to manage Rome as it would ha...

It is common practice for popes of the Roman Catholic Church to take a new name—called their regnal name —upon elevation to the Throne of Pe...