Curious Tales of Animals Condemned within Court Proceedings
Throughout history, countless individuals were legally persecuted for acts of heresy, deeds of witchcraft, or other similar unholy activities. Surprisingly, the historical justice system...
The Medieval Book of Hours: A Devotional Text in the Middle Ages
Each Book of Hours, because it was created individually, was unique. A simple Book of Hours, for example, belonging to a monk or nun...
Royal Medieval Class Structure
Not even the royal families of Europe, the most powerful people of their time, could escape from being broken down into feudal class...
St. Andrew, Patron of the Scot’s
What do you know about Saint Andrew, bar the fact that he is the patron Saint of Scotland? Not much I’ll wager. Truth be...
Religious Troubles in the Age of Justinian I
Christology
At the time of Justinian (who ruled between 527 and 565), the Christian world was divided by the Christological issue of how Christs nature...
Galileo: Music, Maths and Cosmic Spheres
Galileo Galilei – His Birth
Galileo Galilei was born in 1564 in Pisa, Italy. From his earliest years he had a bright and inquiring mind....
Akbar the Great, a Reappraisal
Akbar for long has been hailed as a great Monarch who ruled over his Hindu subjects with benevolence. Sometimes, facts can be stranger than...
Towton: the Medieval Battle of the Somme
At Towton (1461), in a matter of hours, more English soldiers were butchered than Tommies who fell on the first day of the Somme...
The Mystery of the Voynich Manuscript
The 246 pages of the book known as the Voynich Manuscript have confounded researchers since the book was first rediscovered in an Italian Jesuit...
Breaking Medieval Myths: Armor
The study of medieval armor, like the study of swordsmanship, has gained momentum in recent history. While swords arguably grab most of the glamour...