Daily Medieval

When the main body of the First Crusade reached the Holy Land, Peter the Hermit joined them as a member of the council that made decisions...

After the announcement of the First Crusade , a French Roman Catholic priest from Amiens named Pierre took it upon himself to preach the Cru...

When Huy became the first municipality north of the Alps to be granted city rights , its right to some self-governance meant Conon, Count o...

If you saw yesterday's post on city rights , you might wonder: if they weren't already, when was the first "city" thought ...