Happy Birthday Henry V
Today is the 634th birthday of Henry V. A true warrior king who defied the odds and defeated the French at the Battle of Agincourt.
16 September 2020
MAP81: John II The Good: King of France 1350-1364
Listen Now! John II: King of France 1350-1364 King John II of France, called The Good. John ruled during a tumultuous time, the Plague was
28 July 2020
MAP80: Sword for Hire: Mercenaries in the Middle Ages
Listen Now! Fight For Profit Soldiers in the Middle Ages fought for King and Country. But what did they do when the wars ended? Not
14 July 2020
Philippa Of Hainault: Mother Of The English Nation by Kathryn Warner
Philippa Of Hainault written by Kathryn Warner, is the first biography of a remarkable and influential English queen. The wife of King Edward III, Philippa
18 October 2019
Joan of Arc and ‘The Great Pity of the Land of France’ by Moya Longstaffe
Joan of Arc played a pivotal role in the Hundred Years’ War and the future of France. Moya Longstaffe returns to the original sources, employs
8 January 2018
MAP#72: Jack Cade’s Rebellion: A Prelude to the Wars of the Roses
Jack Cade’s Rebellion The summer of 1450 was full of unrest in England. A failing war in France, political corruption and out of control crime
4 December 2016
New database reveals ancestor veterans of the Hundred Years War
If you’ve ever wondered whether your ancestors served as a medieval soldier in the Hundred Years War, a newly launched website from historians at the
24 October 2016
‘Joan of Arc’ ring sells for £240,000 after English v French bidding battle
A medieval ring long associated with Joan of Arc sold for £240,000 – almost 30 times its estimate – at Timeline Auctions in Bloomsbury on
11 March 2016
MAP#68: Combat of the Thirty
During the first phase of the Hundred Years War a smaller war broke out in France, the Breton War of Succession. Wars of Succession always
13 October 2015
Bernard Cornwell’s ‘The Last Kingdom’ premieres in October!
Adapted for TV, The Last Kingdom, the first novel in The Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell finally gets a premiere date! BBC America announced the
19 August 2015
FREE Course: Agincourt 1415: Myth and Reality
This year marks the 600th anniversary of one of the biggest battles in Medieval history, the Battle of Agincourt. We discussed the battle in lesson
3 August 2015
MAP#67: Warrior Princess: Female warriors of the Middle Ages
Women in the Middle Ages were docile, meek and subservient. Or at least that’s what we were led to believe. But that isn’t always the
6 July 2015
MAP#66: The Battle of Sluys (1340)
The Battle of Sluys was the first major battle of the Hundred Years’ War. There were a few battles before it but nothing that compared
22 June 2015
A Journey to Medieval Paris by Stew Ross
On a warm summer day in 1965, a 10-year old boy, his parents, and their tour guide stood in front of the Place de la
10 February 2015
MAP#58: Gilles de Rais – Gallant Knight, Occultist and Serial Killer
Gilles de Rais, an esteemed knight and the Marshall of France, who fought alongside Joan of Arc. Then he turned to the occult and tried
28 October 2014
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