Medieval History

Who Was the Real Good King Wenceslas Behind the Christmas Carol?

By Elizabeth Morgan

Ivar the Boneless: History, TV Portrayals, and Viking Legends

By Jessica Suess

Can the Real King Arthur Be Identified as Athrwys of Gwent?

By Caleb Howells

Bragi Boddason: The Viking Skald Who Became a God

By Jessica Suess

Viking Ship Technology: Daring and Dangerous Innovations

By Jessica Suess

The Church Under the Tang Dynasty: A Forgotten Outpost of Christianity

By Neven Rogic

The Silla Burial Mounds: Treasures of Korea’s Ancient Past

By Daniella Romano

Medieval Ethiopia: The Origins of the Solomonic Dynasty

By Kara Devlin

Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick: Meet the “Real” Kingmaker

By Elizabeth Morgan

How King Alfred Nearly Lost Everything (But Didn’t)

By Thomas Amey

Valhalla & the Other Afterlives in Norse Mythology

By Jessica Suess

Who Were Charlemagne’s Daughters

By Sharon Doyle

How Have Druids Influenced Wales Throughout History?

By Michael Parry

6 Incredible Sites From Moorish Spain

By Alex Bird

The 5 Most Significant Queens and Kings of Jerusalem

By Chester Ollivier

What Did the Vikings Really Look Like?

By Thomas Amey

The Beguines: The Hermits Who Became Medieval Celebrities

By Thomas Amey

4 Villains From the Arthurian Legends Who Really Existed

By Caleb Howells

How Magnus Maximus’ Forgotten Son Contributed to the Arthurian Legends

By Caleb Howells

How Did the English Longbow Win So Many Battles?

By Chester Ollivier

How Did the Anglo-Saxons Gain Supremacy Over the Britons?

By Caleb Howells

The Surprising Alliances Between the Britons and the Anglo-Saxons

By Caleb Howells

Fall of Constantinople (1453): The Siege That Changed the World

By Jean du Plessis

The 6 Finest Gothic Cathedrals in France

By Alex Bird

L’Anse aux Meadows: The Viking Settlement of North America

By Rachel Morgan

William II: The English King…Who Was Murdered by His Brother?

By Chester Ollivier

How Did the Capetian Dynasty Turn France Into a Superpower?

By Calvin Hartley

What’s the Historical Background of Tristan and Isolde’s Legend?

By Caleb Howells

Was Riothamus the Real King Arthur?

By Caleb Howells

Who Was Vortigern?

By Caleb Howells