Daily Medieval

This post referred to the Song of Roland  as foundational to of the Matter of France. The Matter of France, also known as "The Carolin...

In 778, Basques ambushed the rearguard of Charlemagne's army as it was going northward through the Ronceveaux Pass in the Pyrenees. They...

To sum up yesterday's post : France considered Flanders their territory, Flanders under Count Robert III fought a war about that and los...

Collections of animals for private amusement or public display have existed for a long time. There is a current trend toward calling them &q...

Recent posts about the differences between Irish Christianity and other practices in the early medieval church are due largely to the wor...

The picture below was posted on Facebook a few days ago by a long-time friend. (That's his daughter seen to the right of it. Hi, Kyrie!...

Ferdinand I, son of Pedro the Cruel Inheritance is never more complicated than when a throne is involved. The stakes are too high for a...

A naval battle, from a ms. dated late 13th/early 14th century We are accustomed to summing up the reign of King John (1199 - 1216) as a ...

The "Beast of Provence" (also known as the "Giant of Provence" or "Bald Mountain") is actually Mont Ventoux [M...

Why it happened, and why it happened the way it did, are still hotly contested. Also, there are no images for it that don't themselves ...

In the history of medieval Christianity, there are stories of entire countries converting all at once. The tale of St. Rémy (c.437-533) is o...

Henry, the young king. For a time, the Capetian Dynasty in France had the habit of naming and actually crowning the king's heir in t...

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...

Richard II (1367-1400) had all of the elegance and none of the political savvy or military skill required of a king of England in the 14th...