Medieval Insight - Life, War and Faith in the Middle Ages

Every torture museum has one. A tall iron cabinet shaped like a woman, with a painted face, two doors and

Romanesque vs Gothic: How to Tell Them Apart

Walk into almost any old church in Europe and someone will tell you it’s Romanesque, or Gothic, or “a bit

Picture a travelling salesman arriving in your village. His pitch is simple: hand over some coins and you’ll spend less

Some history lessons start gently. This one starts with a flea. In the late 1340s a disease swept out of

Every medieval king eventually ran into the same awkward problem: wars are expensive, and the money belonged to other people.

For centuries, the cleverest thing you could do in a European war was own a big stone castle and stay

You probably know the story. A knight rides off on crusade, but before he goes he locks his wife into

Long before cinema screens, medieval people had their own blockbusters, and they were glowing on the walls of their churches.

Some friendships end with an awkward silence. Some end with a slammed door. The friendship between King Henry II and

Feeling a bit under the weather? In the Middle Ages, your doctor might start by holding a flask of your

Every family has that one relative nobody wants to sit next to at Christmas. England’s royal family has John. He