Today is the eighth and final day of my eight day series where I rank a group of eight historical figures on a scale of S to D (superb to terrible) based on how well they succeeded in their duties and/or goals, their skill in battle, and by what we know (if anything) about their … Continue reading Ranking History: The Wars of the Roses Historical Figures: Henry Tudor
Today is the seventh of my eight day series where I rank a group of eight historical figures on a scale of S to D (superb to terrible) based on how well they succeeded in their duties and/or goals, their skill in battle, and by what we know (if anything) about their general personalities as … Continue reading Ranking History: The Wars of the Roses Historical Figures: Richard III
Today is the sixth of my eight day series where I rank a group of eight historical figures on a scale of S to D (superb to terrible) based on how well they succeeded in their duties and/or goals, their skill in battle, and by what we know (if anything) about their general personalities as … Continue reading Ranking History: The Wars of the Roses Historical Figures: Warwick
Today is the fifth of my eight day series where I rank a group of eight historical figures on a scale of S to D (superb to terrible) based on how well they succeeded in their duties and/or goals, their skill in battle, and by what we know (if anything) about their general personalities as … Continue reading Ranking History: The Wars of the Roses Historical Figures: Somerset
Today is the fourth of my eight day series where I rank a group of eight historical figures on a scale of S to D (superb to terrible) based on how well they succeeded in their duties and/or goals, their skill in battle, and by what we know (if anything) about their general personalities as … Continue reading Ranking History: The Wars of the Roses Historical Figures: Richard, Duke of York
Today is the second of my eight day series where I rank a group of eight historical figures on a scale of S to D (superb to terrible) based on how well they succeeded in their duties and/or goals, their skill in battle, and by what we know (if anything) about their general personalities as … Continue reading Ranking History: The Wars of the Roses Historical Figures: Edward IV
The White Ship Disaster is like a medieval Titanic--if the Titanic had only one survivor and resulted in a succession crisis to the throne of England.
Last month, I introduced my new series Inspiring Events to you. Today's new series which I am excited to present to you, Medieval Heirs (Who Never Ruled), is similar to that series, except that it is going to be focusing on medieval British heirs to the throne who never ruled, whether from a premature death, … Continue reading Medieval Heirs: Robert Curthose
When this blog was in it's infancy (way back in early 2022) I wrote the first of my monthly book reviews on To Birmingham Castle by Alicia Willis, an indie published medieval Christian book which caught my attention on Goodreads. It earned a 4/5 stars from me, and I decided to read on in the … Continue reading Medieval Book Review: Rising to the Challenge
We all know the typical events for starting a war or rebellion: over-taxation, an assassination, or political corruption. But did you ever hear about the prank which caused a rebellion? While it has no official name, for today's post, I am calling it "The Chamberpot Affair", and it is one of my favorite medieval events.
I fear neither death, pain, or unpopularity
Knights and Horses on the Grail Quest - in the Middle Ages and Beyond
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Where Reality Meets the Imagined
A Christian Historical Fiction Series
Kay Adelin 