Daily Medieval

Hugh le Despenser the Younger was an able administrator and close friend and advisor of King Edward II , who had made Hugh his chamberlain. ...

The Burghers of Calais, by Rodin The story of the Burghers of Calais is one of those that "everyone knows" and no one bothers...

Funerary monument to Hawkwood This is the story of how an English soldier of no particular background rose to such prominence that a mo...

Today is known in the USA as Black Friday. The term was coined in 1966 to refer to the practice of kicking off the Christmas shopping season...

...and he's only 14! So... Tens of thousands have damaged London and remain a threat. King Richard goes out to calm them down and pr...

Wat Tyler & Jack Straw The Peasants' Revolt was not just the result of a stirring sermon by John Ball. All of the counties of Kent...