Medieval

Edward IV: A Perfect Medieval King? by Ellie We...

Upon his ascension to the throne in 1461, the English court witnessed a ‘cultural flowering’ which was consciously modelled after the Court of King Arthur. Men of culture and ability...

A Regent More Powerful than a King by Emily Kelly

There had been a significant change in how much power a French Queen had when Blanche ascended the throne, and this was due to her father-in-law, King Philip Augustus. With...

The Kievan Rus and its impact in the Modern Wor...

It doesn’t conjure the romanticised imagery of the Roman and Byzantine Empires, or the bloody brilliance of Ghengis Khan and the Golden Horde of the Mongol Empire. Despite this, the...

Causes and Start of the Hundred Years War by Ja...

The Hundred Years’ War was a series of conflicts between the English and the French in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries that still looms large in the English and French...

Regency and Royal Medieval Widowhood by Jenna Ford

As a consort, a queen's power often stemmed from what her husband was willing to bestow upon her, which put dowager queens into a vulnerable position when it came to...

The Viking Invasion: More Than Just Pillaging: ...

This is obviously highlighted in modern media with film and television focusing on the Vikings' brutality. However, this focus has overshadowed the Vikings’ immense impact on European culture from the...