How did the Anglo-Saxons invent England? Discover the laws, language, and legends that turned warring tribes into a unified nation.
Was King Arthur real? Meet the Romano-British warlords and Roman commanders who may have inspired Britain’s most famous legend.
More than simply a subject for modern fantasy, the Wild Hunt has a history that stretches back into Medieval Europe.
We know more about Viking Iceland than in other parts of the Viking world thanks to the Icelandic sagas, which tell stories that are now being confirmed by archaeology.
In 13th- and 14th-century Italy, the bitter rivalry between the Guelphs and Ghibellines led to conflicts within the cities, split between the pro-papacy and pro-empire factions.
After conquering England in 1066, William I of Normandy became one of medieval Europe’s most legendary monarchs.
The Mongol siege of Kyiv saw a great city fall. Weakened by infighting and abandoned by its allies, Kyiv was utterly destroyed in just nine days.
Charlemagne’s thirty-year conquest of the Saxons ended three generations of war, concluding at the end of the 8th century with the absorption of the Saxons.
