Henry VI: What Was The King’s Great Mysterious Illness
Medieval History It was August1453. King Henry VI of England left his pregnant wife Margaret of Anjou at home and[…]
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Hugh Despenser the Younger: The Most Hated Briton of the Fourteenth Century
Medieval History “…as a thief therefore you shall be hanged; as a traitor…you shall be drawn and quartered, and your[…]
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The Unexplained Medieval Mystery of the Splitting Moon…
Medieval History What exactly was it that the monks saw that night in the sky in 1178? Could it have[…]
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Hanged, Drawn & Quartered: The Most Inhuman Medieval Punishment Ever Invented
Medieval History This has to be one of the most inhuman forms of punishment ever invented and was the most[…]
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Blinding, De-Nailing & Branding: Gruesome Medieval Punishments for Low-Level Criminals.
Medieval History During the Middle Ages, it was felt that the people needed to be afraid of the Civil authority[…]
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The Story of Sir William Wallace: One Time Guardian of Scotland
Medieval History When the Scots were oppressed, and Scottish fortunes were at their lowest he was the chief inspiration for[…]
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Monstrous 1000lb Crossbow, what could go Wrong?
1000lbs Draw Weight siege crossbow Jason Kingsley, the Modern Knight, investigates a medieval 1000lbs draw weight siege crossbow and finds[…]
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First Crusade: Battle of Dorylaeum – 1097 AD
Battle of Dorylaeum First installment of the First Crusade mini-series, featuring Siege of Nicaea and Battle of Dorylaeum. Credit[…]
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Ivan the Terrible: The First Stalin
The First Stalin Ivan IV Vasilyevich, commonly known as Ivan the Terrible, was the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533[…]
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The Battle of Stiklestad 1030 AD
Battle of Stiklestad The Battle of Stiklestad in 1030 is one of the most famous battles in the history of[…]
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