Explore the achievements and challenges in the Middle Ages. From knights and castles to intriguing Conquerors throughout Medieval History.
King Octa of Kent was an Anglo-Saxon king from the early medieval period whose identity and reign are surrounded by mystery.
One of the most definitive moments in British history, the 1066 Battle of Hastings brought seismic shifts in culture and politics.
William Wallace has become a legend for his heroic guerrilla war against the English. We explore the strategies and successes of Wallace and his compatriots.
The Danish raid on Lindisfarne in 793 CE marks the start of the Viking Age, but Swedish Vikings were raiding the Baltic 50-100 years earlier.
In Old English poetry, a hero often defeats a monster to prove his worth. Monsters were presented as strange, unnatural symbols of evil.
The First Scottish War of Independence against England began in 1296. Edward I’s invasion and its aftermath became etched into the story of both nations.
Morgan le Fay is the infamous sorceress in the Arthurian legends, but how did this strong and bewitching female character emerge?
One modern theory suggests that the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia was founded by the Vandals. Does the evidence really support this argument?