Europe became a more chaotic place after the fall of the Roman Empire, until Charlemagne initiated a series of reforms that would lead to the Carolingian Renaissance.
The Eastern Roman Empire, also known as the Byzantine Empire, survived for a thousand years after the fall of Rome. What eventually caused its fall?
Pope Formosus accomplished much during his papacy, but he is best known for having his corpse exhumed and put on trial at the Cadaver Synod.
William the Conqueror is famous for his conquest of England, but who was the Norman Duke, and how did his conquest of England come about?
The House of Wessex was one of the most prominent and influential dynasties in the history of medieval England. Who were its most notable members?
The lives of people who lived in al-Andalus were more nuanced than what is commonly believed today.
The Crusades are a key example of religious conflict in world history. But what was their lasting impact?
Of the many possible candidates for the throne of Tudor England, successful or otherwise, the one most often overlooked is Henry FitzRoy.
