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 »Timeline: Today in Medieval History – The Battle of Lewes
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 »Review of Hood by Stephen Lawhead
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
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
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
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 Timeline: Today in Medieval History
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 History Term of the Week: Heater Shield
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
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
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 »Medieval Timeline: Today in Medieval History