Daily Medieval

The Duchy of Normandy was created in 911 by the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte, an agreement between King Charles III ("the Simple"...

Charlemagne believed strongly in education for all his children; his daughters learned to read and write as well as his sons. He was also cl...

A 17th century depiction of Chelles Abbey The 7th century saw a great trend in France and Britain of women entering religious houses. O...

To round out the Merovingian/Carolingian week we've been having, let's take a look at some of the other women and children whose liv...