Medieval knights faced an impossible paradox. The famous code of chivalry demanded extreme battlefield violence alongside devout Christian piety.
Louis the Pious inherited Charlemagne’s vast empire. During his troubled reign, his family tore itself and the empire apart at the seams.
In Viking Iceland, a crime against a family meant that they had to take revenge to restore their honor, resulting in blood feuds that decimated families.
Explore the links between the epic poem Beowulf and the groundbreaking archaeological discovery beneath Mound One at Sutton Hoo.
The Archbishop of Canterbury was one of the first leadership roles in early Christianity, emerging in England in 597 AD.
In Medieval times, life shifted from the fields to cities where urban populations grew. These ten cities soon became the largest in the world.
When the Vikings raided their neighbors in France and England, they often extorted payment called danegeld to leave, though they were always back before long.
From a real historical figure to the blood-drinking myth of popular culture, how did Vlad the Impaler influence Bram Stoker’s Dracula?
