Daily Medieval

Well, that is what a modern world would call her. To the Anglo-Saxons, she was Mildrith (also Mildthryth or Mildryth). Her father was a king...

Charlemagne believed strongly in education for all his children; his daughters learned to read and write as well as his sons. He was also cl...

The Synod of Whitby is a familiar name to fans of medieval history (and this blog ). What is not widely known is that it was first manage...

Ermentrude and Charles Let us call this the story of a marriage, and a coincidence. Charles the Bald (823 - 877), a grandson of Charlem...

A 17th century depiction of Chelles Abbey The 7th century saw a great trend in France and Britain of women entering religious houses. O...

To round out the Merovingian/Carolingian week we've been having, let's take a look at some of the other women and children whose liv...