Daily Medieval

We're going to look at the man who unexpectedly became King of Jerusalem in 1192. Henry was the son of the Count of Champagne, Henry I,...

When Henry the Young King attacked his brother Richard in 1183, he had the support of a lord of Hautefort. Hautefort was surrounded by pro...

Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine were married in 1152 and had a son in 1153, but William died in 1156 at the age of two. On 28...

The Joust was a specific kind of tournament , and was one of the few types of military contests that had to be on horseback and involved on...

The Medieval and Renaissance tournament, was a mock battle that had several styles and purposes. The word comes from an English word meaning...