Daily Medieval

After the death of King Harold Godwinson on 14 October 1066 at the Battle of Hastings , the witenagemot wasted no time: the very next day, ...

In 1051, when King Edward the Confessor was inviting more friendly Normans to join him in England, Duke William of Normandy visited. Accord...

Svein Forkbeard was King of Denmark and King of England, but when he died in 1014, his son Cnut (c.990 - 1035) was denied succeeding him in...

A synod, from Greek σύνοδος (sinoðos, "assembly") is a council of Christian authorities, usually to decide issues of doctrine or a...

The "Great Charter" was signed on June 10, 1215 by King John. After the Norman Invasion of 1066, the kings of England started to...

In 1051, when King Edward the Confessor was inviting more friendly Normans to join him in England, Duke William of Normandy visited. Accord...

Early Anglo-Saxon England was filled with clans and communities that made policies and laws and settled disputes during a regular gathering ...