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In the late Middle Ages an extraordinary movement of art, architecture, literature and philosophy took place. Beginning in the wealthy trading cities of Italy, the movement later labeled “the Renaissance”…

In 2004, an Austrian woman discovered a crucifix in a trash bin in the town of Zell am See. Recently, a neighbor brought it to a museum in the village…

An archaeological dig at at Edinburgh Castle has uncovered a fragment of what is believed to be Constable’s Tower. The tower was destroyed by Elizabeth I’s army during an extensive…

The replica Viking ship Stallion of the Sea has made it to Dublin, proving the seaworthiness of Viking ship construction in the process. The modern-day sailors, aided by modern navigational…

As a medieval history buff, I’ve got to give Charlemagne his due. He turned his “Barbarian” kingdom into an impressive empire, and although it did not long outlast him, it…

The important society of Angkor (or Khmer) in southeast Asia saw it’s “classic period” and the construction of the spectacular Angkor Wat temple in the 9th to 14th centuries. Now…

Here’s a book that I wish I had on my bookshelf: The Book of Kells, a splendid illuminated manuscript. This astonishingly well-preserved edition of the Four Gospels is Ireland’s most…

After the Norman Conquest, a survey was commissioned by William the Conqueror. The results were recorded in one of the most significant sources of
British history, the Domesday Book. Find…

Carly Pyrdum’s blog about medieval themed toilets got me thinking about whether or not I’d ever want to live in the Middle Ages. I didn’t have to think long. The…

From the seventh through the early 11th century, the Byzantine Empire engaged in a series of attempts to conquer the Bulgarian people. The wars ended with the climactic Battle of…

The origin of the terms Middle Ages and Medieval.

Getting the facts about life in the Middle Ages - sources and suggested reading.

Free jigsaw puzzles of an illumination of the Venerable Bede, here at the Medieval History site.

Basic information and useful websites about the prophet Mohammed, founder of Islam.

Manuscript images, statues, post-medieval portraits and other images associated with Joan of Arc, the Maid of Lorraine.

General Belisarius was the leading Byzantine general during the reign of Emperor Justinian I.

Basic information and useful websites about Name in Full.

Events that took place on July 22nd throughout medieval history.

Events that took place on July 23rd throughout medieval history.

A survey of some of the most famous — and not-so-famous — couples in Medieval and Renaissance history and fiction.

Find a medieval historical figure by name, from your About.com Guide

Online text of the History of India; public domain document that you may copy, download, print and distribute as you see fit. Page Three: Antecedents - Vedic Aryans.

The text of Machiavelli’s The Prince online.

Some solving hints, jigsaw options, and troubleshooting tips for the free jigsaw puzzles at the Medieval History site.

Daily Medieval History Question for July 20, 2005 Who wrote the Philobiblon ? A Richard de Bury B Geoffrey