Aethelbad’s War Date: 733 – 750 Aethelbad’s War involved the kingdoms of Mercia, Wessex, and Northumbria. The Mercian king, Aethelbad (r. 716 – 757), and… Read More »Famous Wars in Medieval History: Aethelbad’s War
The Angles and Saxons arrived in England sometime during the 5th century, not long after Rome had fled the island and left the Britons to… Read More »The Anglo-Saxons in Medieval England
The Battle of Stamford Bridge took place on September 25th, 1066, between Harold Godwinson (Harold II, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England) and his brother… Read More »Today in Medieval History: The Battle of Stamford Bridge