Daily Medieval

Although Sigismund, King of Hungary and brother-in-law to Jadwiga of Poland , had tried to annex parts of Poland and allied himself with the...

In 1385, Lithuania was a very large territory on Poland's eastern border. Poland's throne was held by the pre-teen Jadwiga , who was...

Sweden's most celebrated saint was Birgitta Birgersdotter, the daughter of a magnate, knight, privy councilor, and the first law speaker...

The love affair between John of Gaunt and Katherine Swynford could hardly be a secret, especially when she started bearing his children wh...

When Pope Clement V decided he wanted to live in his home country, France, he moved the papal offices from the Vatican in Rome to Avignon  ...

Thomas Arundel, Lambeth Palace Collection Let us talk about the "Worst Briton" of the 15th century, according to a 2005 poll o...