Daily Medieval

Lionel of Antwerp, like many royal children, was obligated to be a political tool as well as a person. Born 29 November, 1338 in Antwerp (hi...

On the 28th of May in 1378, a small expedition of 16 men set out from the City of London. In the financial records that manage their pay, on...

Poor Bernabò Visconti. Lord of Milan, not well-liked by his people, deposed and imprisoned (then likely poisoned) by his nephew. Of course, ...

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