Category Archives: Medieval Europe

Edward I: England’s Warrior King

# Edward I: England’s Warrior King England has seen many kings, but few have matched

Was King Charles I England’s Worst Monarch?

Was King Charles I England’s Worst Monarch? King Charles I is the only English king

Geoffrey of Monmouth: The Man Who Made a King

Geoffrey of Monmouth shaped the legend of King Arthur, blending myth and history to craft

How King Alfred Defied Defeat and Built a Legacy

He built a kingdom of the mind. And in doing so, he saved England.

Druids and the Soul of Wales

Explore the enduring legacy of the Druids in Wales, from ancient rituals to their influence

Vortigern: The Controversial King of Post-Roman Britain

Vortigern’s bargain with Hengist solved a winter crisis and sparked a century-long conflagration.

Aethelflaed: The Warrior Queen Who Shaped Early England

Æthelflæd inherited a frontier province hemmed in by Danes and transformed it into the hinge

Anglo-Saxon Society and the Impact of the Norman Conquest

The Norman Conquest did not erase Anglo-Saxon society; it overlaid it

Ancient Greek Wisdom Back to Europe through Crusades

While the Crusades are often remembered primarily for their religious zeal and military conflict, their

Healers, Helpers, and Hucksters: Who Treated the Plague in Medieval Europe?

For centuries, Europe faced the plague with a medical system based on ancient theories that