Daily Medieval

The inspiration for the Waldensians was when Waldes heard a troubadour sing about St. Alexius of Rome, a man whose situation was similar to ...

The first thing you'll notice is quotation marks around the "Peter" in the title. That is because Peter was likely not his nam...

The Waldensians are a Christian protestant group that originated in the Middle Ages and still exists, having survived—sometimes through seve...

Sociology, the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society, is probably best done when the sociologist can observe...

19th century bust of Arnold. For those in the Middle Ages who thought the pope should be solely a spiritual leader and not wield tempor...

A medieval marriage, from a British Library ms. The Christian churches that have survived until the modern era (Roman Catholicism, Easte...