Eleanor of Aquitaine, Berengaria of Navarre, and Eleanor of Castile were English Queens who shaped politics at home and in the Holy Land.
The twelve Eleanor Crosses are symbols of grief and power. Explore how Edward I used them to solidify his dynastic rule after his wife’s death.
High mortality rates spared no royal family. Four medieval English heirs died before claiming the crown and radically altered the course of history.
Pope Clement I shaped the early Church through influential writings that provide rare evidence of its beginnings... making his legendary martyrdom by anchor especially memorable.
In medieval Europe, those suspected of crimes often had to endure horrific physical pain to determine their innocence or guilt.
Medieval empires were capable of fielding armies of over a million men that rampaged continents and built empires.
Symbols populate the material culture of the Celts, leaving an intriguing code for us to decipher. What are the meanings behind the most important ancient Celtic symbols?
The deadliest battle on English soil and the clashes of medieval warfare that created kings, ended dynasties, and forged a nation.
