Category Archives: Medieval Europe
How Early England Kept Time
How Tudor and Stuart England Told Time in Court Without Saying “Tuesday at 9”
Tracing the Celts in Portugal
The Celts in Europe, dark green areas, are still Celtic-speaking today.
Joan of Arc’s Trial and Execution
Over the centuries she has been reclaimed as a saint, a national heroine of France,
The Women Who Turned Music Theory into Games
In the early nineteenth century, learning didn’t just happen in schoolrooms and study halls. It
How the 12th Century Invented the “Enemies” of Medieval Europe
When we talk about revolutions in religion and society, the spotlight usually jumps straight to
15 Everyday Phrases with Surprisingly Medieval Origins
Language never sits still. Words and expressions pick up stories as they move through time,
How the Medieval Church Shaped Everyday Life in Europe
To understand medieval Europe, you can’t separate it from the Church.
Louis XIV: The Sun King’s Long Reign
Louis XIV was far from a saint. He was ambitious, often ruthless, and sometimes blind
“O Jerusalem!”: Saint Louis, the Cross, and the Making of a Christian King
Louis’s crusades failed strategically. Jerusalem was not regained; the Latin East collapsed within a generation.
How the Tudors Built Status
Tudor houses were working instruments of rule: places to quarter retainers, feed hundreds, lodge the