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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.

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

Pope Sixtus IV: The Renaissance Pope Behind the Sistine Chapel

Pope Sixtus VI The Renaissance Pope Who Transformed Rome If any pope symbolizes the transition from the medieval world into the age of the Renaissance,

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21 May 2026

Alexander III: The Medieval Pope Who Reshaped Papal Power

Pope Alexander III Alexander III’s twenty-two year reign was a relentless marathon of high-stakes diplomacy, sudden exiles, and a grinding conflict against the most formidable

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14 May 2026

Pope Adrian IV: “Apostle of the North” and the Only English Pope

Pope Adrian IV Pope Adrian IV, born Nicholas Breakspear in the early twelfth century, remains the only individual from the British Isles ever to ascend

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7 May 2026

Pope Pius II: Humanist Scholar and the Last Crusading Visionary

Pope Pius II Humanist Scholar and the Last Crusading Visionary Pope Pius II, born Enea Silvio Piccolomini in 1405, is one of the most intellectually

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30 April 2026

New Trailer: The Death of Robin Hood

A24 has officially released a new promo trailer for the highly anticipated film, The Death of Robin Hood, arriving in theaters on June 19th. Grappling

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24 April 2026

Pope John XXI: The Scientist-Pope of the Middle Ages

Pope John XXI Early Life Born around 1215 in Lisbon as Pedro Julião, the future Pope John XXI grew up in a household shaped by

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23 April 2026

The Great Western Schism

The Great Western Schism: When Europe Had Three Popes In 1378, the Catholic Church faced a crisis that would have seemed impossible just a century

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16 April 2026

Pope Nicholas I the Great: The Iron Pope Who Defied Kings and Shaped Papal Power

Pope Nicholas I Nicholas I “the Great” was the ninth century’s defining Pope, the figure who turned papal authority from an ideal into a force

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9 April 2026

John XII: The “Playboy Pope” and the Dark Heart of the 10th Century

Pope John XII Pope John XII was one of the youngest and most controversial figures to ever occupy the papal throne, becoming pope as a

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2 April 2026

Pope Leo I: Doctor of the Church

Pope Leo I Pope Leo I, known to history as Leo the Great, stands as one of the most influential leaders of the early Church.

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26 March 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.

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

Pope Sixtus IV: The Renaissance Pope Behind the Sistine Chapel

Alexander III: The Medieval Pope Who Reshaped Papal Power

Pope Adrian IV: “Apostle of the North” and the Only English Pope

Pope Pius II: Humanist Scholar and the Last Crusading Visionary

New Trailer: The Death of Robin Hood

Pope John XXI: The Scientist-Pope of the Middle Ages

The Great Western Schism

Pope Nicholas I the Great: The Iron Pope Who Defied Kings and Shaped Papal Power

John XII: The “Playboy Pope” and the Dark Heart of the 10th Century

Pope Leo I: Doctor of the Church

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