On this day, June 15th, in medieval history: 1330 – Birth of Edward (“The Black Prince”), Prince of Wales and eldest son of King Edward III of England 1381 – Death of Wat Tyler, leader of the English Peasants’ Revolt; Sir William Walworth, the mayor of London, killed Wat during… Read More »Timeline: Today in Medieval History
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 taking him prisoner. This battle was part of the Second Baron’s War, which lasted for approximately three years (1263/4 – 1266/7). Edward I, Henry’s son,… 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 is re-shaped in this historical fiction novel by Stephen Lawhead. Instead of the traditional setting of medieval England, Lawhead places Robin Hood (called Bran) in… 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 of St. Patrick. 1040 – Harold Harefoot dies. Harold was the son of Canute the Great and King of England from 1035 – 1040. 1473 –… 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 Scotland 1326- Birth of Louis I (The Great), King of Hungary *image is of Henry II, King of England
On this date, February 17th, in medieval history: 1461 – The Second Battle of St. Albans: One of the battles fought during the Wars of the Roses. On this particular day, the Lancastrian army led by the Queen Margaret of Anjou defeated the Yorkist faction led by the Earl of Warwick.… 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 – Robert Bruce murders his political opponent, John Comyn
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 Last (Llywelyn ap Gruffydd), the last prince of Wales before it was conquered by Edward I 1475 – Birth of Pope Leo X (Giovanni de’… 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 buried at Reading Abbey. 1170 – Thomas Becket reconciles with King Henry II and returns to his See at Canterbury after a six-year-long exile. *image… Read More »Medieval Timeline: Today in Medieval History