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Is Game of Thrones Medieval?
(Note – this article contains some mild spoilers for the Game of Thrones TV series! If you haven’t watched it, go...
17 Mar
Medieval Blog
06 Mar
LARPing: The Basics Q&A
The word ‘LARP’ still tends to evoke pretty mixed mental images for most people. It might make you think of peopl...
27 Feb
The Western Schism: When There Were Three Popes At Once
The end of the 14th century saw the blossoming of the Proto-Reformation, and huge social upheavals across Europe....
16 Feb
How Long Was The Hundred Years War?
As most people with an interest in history trivia know, ‘How long was the Hundred Years War?’ is a classic trick ...
13 Feb
Where Did The Ottoman Empire Come From?
In the spring of 1453 CE, the Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II brought his formidable armies to bear against the walls of...
09 Feb
How Dirty Were The Middle Ages?
Everyone knows that peasants in the Middle Ages never bathed, and that Kings and Queens were afraid the bathtub w...
02 Feb
A Brief History of the Sword
The sword is one of the most instantly recognisable weapons in history. From the mounted Carolingian knight, to t...
26 Jan
Cookie-Monster Jesus, Humanoid Sheep: The Best and Worst Medieval Restorations
We owe virtually our entire catalogue of historical artifacts to the diligent army of restorers and conservators ...
19 Sep
How The Fourth Crusade Went Off The Rails – Part 2: The Sack of Constantinople
In the spring of 1202, more than ten thousand Crusaders answered the Pope's call to invade Egypt and retake the H...
12 Sep
How The Fourth Crusade Went Off The Rails – Part 1: In Debt To The Doge
In the closing years of the 12th century, a new and energetic Pope set out to ‘reclaim’ the city of Jerusalem fro...
