The Astonishing Triumph of England's Greatest Warrior King by Dan Jones is turning the heads of the readers who turn its ...

A new exhibition in Dublin showcases historic manuscripts written in Irish monasteries. The show also features medieval ...

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This is a series of thirteen essays designed to bring before the general reader the fruits of the latest research on medieval warfare. After half a dozen chapters, laid out chronologically from the ...

In the ninth and tenth centuries, castles were often built of wood and easily burned down by enemies. As unrest spread across Europe and warfare began to change, castle designs had to adapt.

AMMAN — In mediaeval warfare, sieges of fortified cities were conducted in accordance with rules taken from five verses in the book of Deuteronomy, according to Thomas Brosset from Lancaster ...

Weird Medieval Guys is an entertaining book. It’s bright and colourful and would make a perfect gift for anyone with an interest in the Middle Ages, or in history more generally.

Medieval armies used the ballista and the springald to fire projectiles over castle walls to damage troops or fortifications. However, the projectiles they fired differed. While the ballista fired ...