Daily Medieval

We've been talking about the origin of the Rosary lately and its promotion by Alan de la Roche , but it wasn't the only or earliest...

Alan de la Roche (also known as Alanus de Rupe) was born in Brittany c.1428; he joined the Dominican Order in 1459 in Paris, studying there...

The Rosary is a series of linked beads designed to aid your memory while praying. Many faiths have used something similar, often simply call...

When the main body of the First Crusade reached the Holy Land, Peter the Hermit joined them as a member of the council that made decisions...