Daily Medieval

As Christianity expanded to different regions and with different authorities, philosophical discussions and policies and practices developed...

There was more than one period of time called an Interregnum ("between reigns") when a ruler for a specific area was lacking. The ...

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 ...

Saint Isabella, at a church in Paris Isabella of France (1224 - 1270) was the daughter of King Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile. Her b...

Sancho in a contemporary manuscript King Sancho IV of Castile (1258 - 1295), also known as Sancho the Brave, ruled the combined Iberian...

A university meeting Today is the birthday of the founder of the Sorbonne. The Collège of Sorbonne is arguably the best-known college in...

One Latin form of Augustine was "Austinus" Augustine of Hippo (354-430), pious man and brilliant theologian, has been mention...

Henry III (1207-1272) spent much of his reign of 56 years dealing with fallout from the reign of his father, King John. For one thing, ...