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Medieval Society

Explore the people, power structures, and daily life of the Middle Ages. From kings and nobles to monks, merchants, and peasants, Medieval Society examines how medieval communities functioned including law, religion, philosophy, food, and social customs that shaped Europe for centuries.

The Last Samurai – The Life and Battles of Saigo Takamori by Mark Ravina

Ever since watching the movie The Last Samurai starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe, I have admired and been fascinated by feudal Japan and the

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24 August 2026

Samurai of Christ

A little-known aspect of history revolves around the Christian Samurai of medieval Japan. Some might know that Pope Francis beatified the feudal medieval Japanese daimyo

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20 August 2026

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How Medieval Heraldry Helped People Identify Nobles, Knights, And Armies

For those who lived in medieval Europe, identifying one another was not a given. No modern identity cards, no photographs, or standardised uniforms to identify

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20 August 2026

Pope John XV: Politics, Power, and the First Papal Canonization

Pope John XV: Politics, Power, and the First Papal Canonization Pope John XV ruled the Catholic Church from 985 to 996, during one of the

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6 August 2026

Pope Pelagius I: The Controversial Sixth-Century Pope

Pope Pelagius I Pope Pelagius I inherited one of the most difficult papacies of the sixth century. Rome was still recovering from the Gothic Wars,

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30 July 2026

Pope Gregory XI: The Pope Who Returned to Rome

Pope Gregory XI: The Pope Who Returned to Rome Pope Gregory XI’s reign marked the end of the Avignon Papacy, bringing the papal court back

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23 July 2026

Medieval News Weekly: Bayeux Tapestry, Ancient Churches, Medieval Castles & More Medieval News

Medieval News Weekly • 17 July 2026 Bayeux, Forgotten Churches, Medieval Builders & More Discoveries from the Middle Ages The Middle Ages continue to surprise

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17 July 2026

Pope Innocent IV: The Pope Who Challenged Emperors and Encountered the Mongols

Pope Innocent IV: The Pope Who Challenged Emperors and Encountered the Mongols By the middle of the 13th century, the Crusader states in the Holy

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16 July 2026

Medieval News Weekly: Vikings, Notre-Dame & Medieval Finds

Medieval News Weekly • 03 July 2026 Vikings, Notre-Dame, Otto the Great & More Medieval Finds The Middle Ages remain remarkably relevant in the modern

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3 July 2026

Pope Paschal II: The Pope Who Tried to End the Investiture Controversy

Pope Paschal II: The Pope Who Tried to End the Investiture Controversy Paschal II reigned as pope from 1099 to 1118, inheriting a Church still

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2 July 2026

Pope Benedict XII: The Hammer of Heresy and the Architect of a Papal Fortress

Pope Benedict XII: The Monk Who Became the Hammer of Heresy and the Architect of a Papal Fortress In the mid-fourteenth century, the Papacy moved

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25 June 2026

Pope Martin V: The Man Who Rebuilt a Broken Church

Pope Martin V Introduction In the early 15th century, the Catholic Church was divided between rival popes. Not one, not two, but three claimants to

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18 June 2026

Pope Leo IX: The Pilgrim Pope Who Split the Christian World

Pope Leo IX: The Pilgrim Pope Who Split the Christian World In the year 1048, the Papacy was in a state of terminal decay, a

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11 June 2026

Stephen VI: The Pope Who Put a Corpse on Trial

Pope Stephen VI: The Pope Who Put a Corpse on Trial Few figures in medieval history embody the chaos and brutality of the late ninth-century

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4 June 2026

Pope Celestine V: The Hermit Pope Who Resigned

Pope Celestine V: The Pope Who Walked Away In the long and turbulent history of the medieval Papacy, few figures are as unusual (or as

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28 May 2026

Medieval Archives is dedicated to bringing you the best medieval news, history and entertainment. Our podcasts offer in-depth history lessons and interviews on a variety of medieval topics.

Medieval Society

Explore the people, power structures, and daily life of the Middle Ages. From kings and nobles to monks, merchants, and peasants, Medieval Society examines how medieval communities functioned including law, religion, philosophy, food, and social customs that shaped Europe for centuries.

The Last Samurai – The Life and Battles of Saigo Takamori by Mark Ravina

Samurai of Christ

How Medieval Heraldry Helped People Identify Nobles, Knights, And Armies

Pope John XV: Politics, Power, and the First Papal Canonization

Pope Pelagius I: The Controversial Sixth-Century Pope

Pope Gregory XI: The Pope Who Returned to Rome

Medieval News Weekly: Bayeux Tapestry, Ancient Churches, Medieval Castles & More Medieval News

Pope Innocent IV: The Pope Who Challenged Emperors and Encountered the Mongols

Medieval News Weekly: Vikings, Notre-Dame & Medieval Finds

Pope Paschal II: The Pope Who Tried to End the Investiture Controversy

Pope Benedict XII: The Hammer of Heresy and the Architect of a Papal Fortress

Pope Martin V: The Man Who Rebuilt a Broken Church

Pope Leo IX: The Pilgrim Pope Who Split the Christian World

Stephen VI: The Pope Who Put a Corpse on Trial

Pope Celestine V: The Hermit Pope Who Resigned

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