Daily Medieval

When the report of the Second Council of Nicaea  (in 787 CE) was written up approving the use of icons for religious purposes, it mentioned ...

The reign of Pope Urban II was barely more than a decade, but he made some decisions with profound effects for centuries. He was born Odo of...

I mentioned  here  how Charlemagne fought and defeated Desiderius, King of the Lombards, and sent him to live out his days in a monastery. A...

Although there once existed an agreement between the papacy and the Lombards, the desire of King Aistulf to take more land on the Italian P...

We saw here how Charlemagne captured his ex-father-in-law, King Desiderius of the Lombards, and imprisoned him in the Benedictine Abbey of...

Desiderius, from a 15th century miniature I mentioned here how Charlemagne fought and defeated Desiderius, King of the Lombards, and s...

The Vatican is considered the "Smallest Country in the World." Its 0.17 square-mile size (110 acres) makes it the smallest recogn...

Bertrada of Laon, first introduced here , was the wife of Pepin the Short and mother of Charles (later Charlemagne) and Carloman.* She was...