Medieval Timeline

Timeline: Today in Medieval History – The Battle of Lewes

Steven
May 14, 2009May 14, 2009
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On May 14, 1264, Earl Simon de Montfort the Younger and the baronial party marched on Lewes in Sussex, England, defeating King Henry III and… Read More »

Review of Hood by Stephen Lawhead

Steven
March 19, 2009March 19, 2009
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Hood (The King Raven Trilogy, Book 1) Mass Market Paperback: 512 pages Publisher: Thomas Nelson (April 8, 2008) ISBN-10: 1595543295 The legend of Robin Hood… Read More »

Medieval Timeline: Today in Medieval History

Steven
March 17, 2009
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Barely got this one in before the end of St. Patrick’s day. On this day, March 17th, in medieval history: 460 (?) – Presumed death… Read More »

Medieval Timeline: Today in Medieval History

Steven
March 4, 2009March 4, 2009
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On this date, March 5th, in medieval history: 1133 – Birth of King Henry II of England 1324 – Birth of David II, King of… Read More »

Medieval Timeline: Today in Medieval History

Steven
February 17, 2009February 17, 2009

On this date, February 17th, in medieval history: 1461 – The Second Battle of St. Albans: One of the battles fought during the Wars of… Read More »

Medieval Timeline: Today in Medieval History

Steven
February 10, 2009

On this date, February 10th, in medieval history: 1258 – The Mongols, led by Hülegü (the grandson of Genghis Khan), invade and capture Baghdad 1306… Read More »

Medieval History Term of the Week: Heater Shield

Steven
December 12, 2008May 6, 2009
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Heater Shield Semi-cylindrical shield with a flat top edge. The shield was about 95 cm. long in the first half of the fourteenth century but… Read More »

Medieval Timeline: Today in Medieval History

Steven
December 11, 2008
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Since it’s my birthday today, I definitely wanted to post about what happened on this day in medieval history. 1282 – Death of Llywelyn the… Read More »

Medieval Timeline: Today in Medieval History

Steven
December 1, 2008December 1, 2008

On this date, December 1, in medieval history: 1135 – King Henry I of England, the fourth son of William the Conqueror, dies. He was… Read More »

Medieval Timeline: Today in Medieval History

Steven
November 20, 2008

On this date, November 20th, in medieval history: 1272 – Edward I (“Longshanks”) begins his reign as King of England 1316 – John I King… Read More »