Daily Medieval

The last post talked about attempts by popes to "monasticize" parish priests, preventing them from having families that could be ...

Pope Gregory VII (c.1015 - 1085) tried to establish many reforms in the Church, they did not all "stick." One of his reforms was t...

Yesterday we talked about medieval parents having large families. Today we're going to talk about preventing large families. Although Ca...

What does hair have to do with piety? Well, monks would get tonsured so that their outward appearance signified their role in society. As me...

In the early 13th century, Philip II of France fortified Paris with four large guard towers. The Tour de Nesle (the "s" is silent...

In 1307, the Knights Templar were condemned in France by Philip IV and lost their possessions and lives. One of the accusations was that th...