Daily Medieval

The early Church fathers struggled to explain exactly how salvation worked; that is, what was the actual way that Christ's death and res...

It's a rare medieval post that starts with a Star Wars reference, but here it is (spoilers!): when Obi Wan confronts Darth Vader, he war...

If you search online for "Sigeric of Canterbury" the top entries returned are about his itinerary, as mentioned previously. He did...

Gilbert de Clare, Tewksbury Abbey Unknown if this is "our" Gilbert, his son, or his grandfather Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of...

Halley's Comet on the Bayeaux Tapestry The nice thing about astronomy is that some celestial events are so predictably cyclical that...

Gervase of Canterbury (c.1141-c.1210) was a monk of Christ Church in Canterbury. He was ordained on February 16, 1163 by Archbishop of Cante...

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...