Daily Medieval

After getting in trouble for his writings and being told officially not to discuss the points he raised, John Wycliffe decided he would rai...

When King Edward III died on 21 June 1377, ideally his eldest son would have succeeded him. Unfortunately, Edward (called "The Black Pr...

Simon of Sudbury, or just Simon Sudbury, was one of those people who shows up here and there, for instance during the Peasants' Revolt w...

The Peasants Revolt of 1381 was an uprising against...let's say "government overreach." It was not a simple protest, however. ...