Daily Medieval

After Manfred of Sicily  (née Lancia) was excommunicated by the pope in 1254, he handled it in two ways. The first was to talk to the pope a...

According to legend, Siena was founded by Senio and Ascanio, who were sons of Remus (who founded Rome with his brother Romulus). More verifi...

Pope Boniface VIII had a grievance with Dante Alighieri . Dante at that time was a politician, having been in the very important position of...

The Guelphs and the Ghibellines were two Italian political factions in the Middle Ages, offering more and less support for the papacy, respe...

Dante Alighieri was an Italian poet and politician, born in Florence to a wealthy landowner. His mother died when he was less than ten years...

There are a number of families in the 21st century who have become wealthy through commerce and use that wealth to exert their influence on ...

The post about Julian the Hospitaller mentioned its source in the Legenda Aurea ["The Golden Legend"] of Jacobus de Voragine. ...

When American actress Grace Kelly married Rainer III of the House of Grimaldi, Prince of Monaco, in April of 1956, the world suddenly notice...