Daily Medieval

On the morning of 29 June 1170, the inhabitants of what are now western Syria, central southern Turkey, and Lebanon were rocked by one of th...

I told of a specific earthquake  that was particularly destructive 11 years ago (and could happen again, eventually ), but there were many r...

The Earthquake Synod was held on 21 May 1382 in London, England. It was called by Archbishop of Canterbury William Courtenay to address 24 o...

Late medieval woodcut representing destruction in Basel Earthquakes have been in the news lately, but one of the biggest earthquakes k...