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 […]
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Chevage
1) Payment, typically in kind, owed annually by villein living outside the manor.
(Gies, Frances and Joseph. Life in a Medieval Village, 243)
2) An annual payment made to a lord by each of his unfree tenants.
(Bennett, H.S. Life on the English Manor: A Study of Peasant Conditions, 1150-1400, 337)
3) Poll tax, or personal charge due from […]
On this date, November 6th, in medieval history:
1282 - The Battle of Moel-y-Don (or The Battle of Menai Strait): Llewelyn II defeats the English army
1429 - Henry VI crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey, a month before his eighth birthday
The Wind from Hastings by Morgan Llywelyn
Hardcover: 245 pages
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company (1978)
Average Customer Review on Amazon: 4.5 stars (12 reviews)
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Edyth, wife of King Harold of England, disappeared forever on the day of the great Battle of Hastings in 1066, taking with her the legitimate heirs to the thrones of England and Wales. […]
Archaeologists have found a carved sandstone fragment believed to be part of a medieval church in Ross-shire. Read more …
*image retrieved from the linked BBC article page
On this date, October 31st, in medieval history:
1147 -Robert, the Earl of Gloucester, dies
1517 - Martin Luther presents his “95 theses” to the Catholic Church, which he may or may not have posted on the door of the castle church at Wittenburg (scholars and historians debate this point)
Bailiff
[bey-lif]
Etymology: Middle English baillif, bailie, from Anglo-French baillif, from bail power, authority, office, from baillier to govern, administer, from Medieval Latin bajulare to care for, support, from Latin, to carry a burden
1) Manorial official, overseer of the manor, chosen by the lord. (Gies, Joseph and Francis. Life in a Medieval Castle, 229)
2) Chief representative of […]
The Medieval Fortress: Castles, Forts, And Walled Cities Of The Middle Ages by J.E. Kaufmann and H.W. Kaufmann is one of the most comprehensive, detailed books on castle architecture in the medieval period. The book is split into five major sections: Elements of Medieval Fortifications, Early Medieval Fortifications, The Age of Castles, Decline of the […]
The Sword and the Shield of the Realm by Florian Stone Wells
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: sapientus; 1st edition (January 15, 2008)
Average Customer Review on Amazon: 5 stars (5 customer reviews)
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Part mystery and part alternative history, this novel debuts a magnificent historical saga, which takes the reader on a grand adventure during the religious, […]