Philippa of Hainault: The Steadfast Queen Who Shaped England‘s Destiny
Philippa was born in c. February or March 1314. She was the third daughter of Willem, count of Hainault, Holland and Zeeland in modern-day Belgium…
Philippa was born in c. February or March 1314. She was the third daughter of Willem, count of Hainault, Holland and Zeeland in modern-day Belgium…
Eels aren’t exactly commonplace in Britain today. Save for the odd eel pie shop in London, and the famous Eel Pie Island in the Thames,…
During the medieval period, some inventions we consider critically important to modern life were being created. The printing press, spectacles,…
The Normans announced their occupation of Britain with a prolific spell of castle-building in the years after William the Conqueror’s 1066…
When William the Conqueror crossed the Channel in 1066 with an army of 7,000 Normans, a new age of English history began. Headed by the mighty House…
Few periods of history create as much excitement as the Viking Age. Yet beyond the stereotypical (and frankly, legitimate) image of bloodthirsty…
Richard of Gloucester, better known as Richard III, ruled England from 1483 until his death in 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth. Most of our…
Eleanor of Aquitaine (c. 1122-1204) was Queen Consort to both Henry II of England and Louis VII of France. She was also mother to Richard the…
Pope Francis is the latest in a long line of over 250 holders of the Papacy. While some popes were devout and honest men, others treated the holiest…
The folklore of medieval Europe was a mixture of legends from various sources, such as ancient regional stories mixed with Judeo-Christian religious…