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
Metal Body Suits vs. Weapons of Medieval Destruction discusses the evolution of armor through the Middle Ages. While it is a very brief overview — focusing more on late medieval plate armor — the article does provide a host of images to supplement the text. The focus of my studies… Read More »Suits of Armor in Medieval History
I’m currently looking for some good sources on the subject of Crime and Punishment in the middle ages, as well as the topic of Feudalism. Does anyone have any recommendations? Thanks.
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
Art of War in the Middle Ages A. D. 378-1515 by C.W.C Oman Paperback: 194 pages Publisher: Cornell University Press; Revised edition (June 1960) ISBN-10: 0801490626 Art of War in the Middle Ages covers the entire period of warfare in medieval history, from the fall of Rome to the early… Read More »Review of Art of War in the Middle Ages A. D. 378-1515 by C.W.C Oman
In the early Middle Ages, Western Europe used a calendar based on liturgical feasts in an effort to remove all forms of paganism from its dating system. The Romans had three major chronological reference points in their calendar: the first Olympiad, the foundation of Rome, and the start of the… Read More »Calendar System in Medieval History
The Capetians, called the Robertinians in earlier generations, ruled medieval France from 987 to 1328. A powerful family in the West Frankish Kingdom, the Capetians were likely of Saxon origin, migrating from the Rhine-Meuse region some time in the early 8th century. For several generations the Robertinians, descendants of Count… Read More »The Capetians
Thousands of painstakingly handwritten books produced in medieval Europe still exist today, but scholars have long struggled with questions about when and where the majority of these works originated. Now a researcher from North Carolina State University is using modern advances in genetics to develop techniques that will shed light… Read More »DNA Testing and Medieval History: Uncovering the Origins of Ancient Manuscripts
An Involuntary King: A Tale of Anglo Saxon England by Nan Hawthorne Paperback: 648 pages Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (September 3, 2008) ISBN-10: 1419656694 An Involuntary King: A Tale of Anglo Saxon England by Nan Hawthorne is an historical fiction novel set in Anglo-Saxon medieval England that follows the fictional character… Read More »Review of An Involuntary King: A Tale of Anglo Saxon England by Nan Hawthorne