Battles, Wars

The Battle of Barnet, one of the critical battles in the Wars of the Roses, involved the forces of Edward IV and Richard Neville, the… Read More »Battles in Medieval History: The Battle of Barnet, 1471

Fought between the armies of Henry II and rebellious factions in Normandy, Brittany and England, the Anglo-Norman rebellion takes only a brief page in the… Read More »The Anglo-Norman Rebellion

The Battle of Courtrai, also known as the Battle of the Golden Spurs, took place in 1302 when King Philip IV (“The Fair”) sent his army… Read More »Famous Battles in Medieval History: The Battle of Courtrai

Also known as the Battle of Legnica Armies involved: The Mongols vs. the armies of Poland and the Teutonic Knights In late March of 1241,… Read More »Famous Battles in Medieval History: The Battle of Liegnitz

On the winter morning of Tuesday, November 7, 1189, the rebel forces of Miles of Gloucester approached the town of Worcester. Miles of Gloucester was… Read More »Battles in Medieval History: The Siege of Worcester, 1139

During the medieval period, the Catholic Church condemned any sect of Christianity as heresy that differed from the tradional Catholic teachings. One of these sects,… Read More »The Albigensian Crusade

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… Read More »Famous Battles in Medieval History: The Battle of Fontenay