According to the writings of Bishop Gregory of Tours (c. 539-594), a dramatic family feud broke out between two noble Parisian families in the final years of the reign of King Chilperic of t…

The Knights Hospitaller was a humanitarian order of holy warriors during the Crusades who served as inspiration to the Knights Templar.

Katharina von Bora (l. 1499-1552, also known as Katherine Luther) was a former nun who married Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546) in 1525. She, along with some fellow nuns, escaped their convent with Luther...

The idea that it was wrong to meat in the Middle Ages was certainly not widely held. Most people would consume meat from cattle, sheep and other animals without any vexation. However, one well-known 1...

The 5th and 6th centuries are often referred to in Wales as ‘the age of the saints’, a time when the reintroduction of pagan customs with the Saxons from the continent left many Romano-Briton communit...

The Battle of Marston Moor near York on 2 July 1644 was one of the most important engagements of the English Civil Wars (1642-1651). The Parliamentarians won the battle which, involving over 45,000...

January 20th is the Eve of St Agnes, traditionally the night when girls and unmarried women wishing to dream of…

Early medieval Iceland, the Viking colony, was a democratic and egalitarian society, but the scarcity of resources and the rough environment created competition, where local chieftains resorted to dif...

Haggai and Zechariah are sometimes overshadowed by better known prophets and messages. But their critical comments regarding the Persian Empire should not be overlooked.