Daily Medieval

Henry Bolingbroke and his cousin, Richard, were childhood friends, but when they were older Henry became one of the Lords Appellant  in 1387...

King Sweyn II of Denmark (c.1019 - 1076) had two wives and numerous mistresses, resulting in about 20 children. His first wife was Gyda of ...

There is a lot more to say about Trial by Combat than can be put into a brief post. The history includes interesting anecdotes and surpri...

The dueling area was typically 60 feet square. One of the things "everyone knows" about the Middle Ages is the idea of Trial ...