Daily Medieval

In 1127, while King David of Scotland was hunting in the forests east of Edinburgh, his horse was startled by a hart and bucked; David was t...

When David I became King of Scotland, little did the world know that the previous three decades of short reigns and rebellions would be rep...

The fifth son of Malcolm III and Margaret of Wessex , Alexander got to be king of Scotland after Malcolm's death only after his uncle ...

Donald III of Scotland grabbed the throne, then lost it to his nephew Duncan, then grabbed it again. This second time around, Donald was in...

King David's rule over Scotland was entwined with his relationship with England. When England experienced the constitutional crisis and ...

King David I (pictured here) was one of many sons of Malcolm III of Scotland, several of whom had their chance on the throne after it had be...

King Henry I of England changed a lot of the political atmosphere that had been damaged by his brother, William Rufus . One of his changes ...

Also called the Battle of Northallerton (because it took place near Northallerton in Yorkshire), the Battle of the Standard was between a sm...

The previous post discussed how Stephen of Blois seized the throne of England in 1135 upon the death of King Henry I, despite having sworn ...

In 1135, upon the death of Henry I of England, his nephew Stephen of Blois (c.1192-1154) assumed the throne. All well and good, except tha...

Melrose Abbey, on the Scottish border, mentioned in connection with St. Cuthbert , is historically significant for other reasons. Many Sco...