Daily Medieval

One of the major events during the reign of Pope Clement VI  (1291 – 6 December 1352) was not of his making. He had been pope for four years...

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  ...

Catherine of Siena (25 March 1347 - 29 April 1380) wanted to join the Dominicans and retire from the world. This was not only discouraged b...

Pope Gregory XI arriving in Rome in 1377 Fresco by Giorgio Vasari Pope Gregory XI wanted land. He was the last pope to reside in Avigno...

Funerary monument to Hawkwood This is the story of how an English soldier of no particular background rose to such prominence that a mo...

A brilliant scholar and fervent theologian/philosopher did such a good job at achieving his aims that the Church realized they had to supp...