Medieval

Robin Hood and Edward the Comely King by Edward...

In one form or another, we have all heard the tales of Robin Hood – the roguish outlaw of Sherwood Forest roaming Nottinghamshire in search of adventures, fighting the dastardly...

Matilda of Boulogne: The Forgotten Medieval Que...

Historians have often bypassed her to instead focus upon Empress Matilda, the ruler who came so close to being the first Queen of England in her own right. However, it...

Charlemagne: The First Holy Roman Emperor by Ra...

The title and accompanying status were intended to indicate the bearer as the inheritor of Ancient Rome, and this new Empire remained unbroken for over a thousand years. Contemporary biographers,...

Medieval Maps and Marginalia: Monsters and Hidd...

The margins of Medieval maps and manuscripts are peppered with drawings of absurd products of the imagination – from knightly rabbits riding snail-men to mythological Blemmyae (people with no heads...

Life with Leprosy by Hannah Southern

Now known as Hansen’s disease, bacterial leprosy (caused by the Mycobacterium leprae) causes skin sores and discolouring; left untreated it will progress until it has caused considerable damage to your...

Samurai: An Introduction to Japanese Culture by...

As a powerful social group, the Samurai replaced the aristocracy in medieval Japan between 1185 and 1603 CE. In the Middle Ages, Japan was characterized by a feudal system. Their...