Steven Till

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 his cousin Offa — who was to be Athelbad’s successor — invaded Wessex and Northumbria with the vision of unifying England under Mercian rule. At the time, Mercia was one of the […]

Filed under: Battles, Wars, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on December 3rd, 2008 | No Comments »

I’m hoping to keep up a regular segment of famous battles in medieval history. These posts are intended to be short summaries of the battles and the circumstances surrounding the event, nothing too lengthy.
The first battle is the Battle of Fontenay, fought on June 25, 841, in eastern France. The battle involved Louis the German […]

Filed under: Battles, Wars, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on November 11th, 2008 | 13 Comments »

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 Tostig, who had allied himself with Harald Sigurdsson (”Hardrada”), the King of Norway. This battle proceeded the famous Battle of Hastings between Duke William of Normandy and King Harold, and […]

Filed under: Battles, Wars, Medieval Timeline, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on September 25th, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Constructed in little more than 12 months by Richard I of England (”The Lionheart”), Chateau Gaillard was an imposing castle upon the French landscape, built to deter King Philip Augustus of France from invading Richard’s Norman territories. The stronghold was placed along the Seine River on a cliff extending above the towns of Grand and […]

Filed under: Battles, Wars, Medieval History on February 9th, 2008 | No Comments »