Daily Medieval

Technically, he was King William II of England but was called "Rufus" for his reddish beard, William was the third eldest son of W...

After the Trial  in 1076 that re-apportioned some of the property (and therefore income) of Odo of Bayeux , he was quiet for a few years. As...

Anselm of Bec was the natural successor to Lanfranc as Archbishop of Canterbury, but King William II "Rufus" left the see vacant ...

Matilda of Tuscany had become a powerful woman with a great deal of influence in northern Italy. She had a big concern, however: she was th...

Matilda of Tuscany (c.1046 - 1115) was one of the most important figures in Italy in the second half of the 11th century. After the deaths o...

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 ...

Henry challenging the power of the church Little is known of the figure called Bruno the Saxon, except that he was a monk attached to t...

The ruins of Kaiserswerth in Dusseldorf In 1062, Archbishop Anno II of Cologne and several princes decided that the 11-year-old Henry I...

The Concordat of Worms that ended the Investiture Controversy There was a recent mention that Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV was best kno...