Daily Medieval

The word "parliament" is from the French parlement,  first seen in the 11th century to mean "parley" or "conversati...

This is the story of a man who got everything he wanted...and possibly more than he deserved. Ralph de Stafford was born 24 September 1...

In 1401, during the reign of King Henry IV of England, Parliament passed a law known by the phrase, De heretic comburendo ["Regardin...

Why it happened, and why it happened the way it did, are still hotly contested. Also, there are no images for it that don't themselves ...

Nowadays, when the word "traitor" is used casually to refer to someone who has decided he likes "Hunger Games" better th...

The "Great Charter" was signed on June 10, 1215 by King John. After the Norman Invasion of 1066, the kings of England started to...