Medieval Archives
Illuminating the Dark Ages for the Digital World
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Weekly Herald
Nov 1, 2026
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4 min read
Charles the Bold unleashes his wrath, Richard III executes a traitor, and a mysterious meteorite strikes medieval Europe.
Special Edition
Oct 31, 2026
3 min read
Restless spirits, medieval nightmares, and a haunted journey through the Medieval Archives Podcast.
Podcast
Oct 27, 2026
1 min read
The Ghosts of Byland Abbey: A Medieval Archives Halloween special.
Oct 25, 2026
5 min read
Henry V wins at Agincourt, Gilles de Rais faces the gallows, a young prince loses his head, and Henry VII begins a dynasty.
Oct 18, 2026
The Holy Sepulchre is destroyed, the People's Crusade meets disaster, a devastating earthquake strikes Basel, and a victorious sultan is assassinated.
Oct 13, 2026
Flat Earths, filthy peasants, bad food and a few myths that refuse to die.
Oct 11, 2026
Hunyadi challenges the Ottomans, King John loses his treasure, Robert the Bruce strikes in Yorkshire, and a tornado rips through London.
Oct 4, 2026
Ivan III faces the Great Horde on the Ugra River, Charlemagne and Carloman take the Frankish crowns, James I captures Valencia, and Korea unveils Hangul.
Sep 27, 2026
Henry IV takes the crown, William of Normandy lands in England, Frederick II is excommunicated, and Saladin ends eighty-eight years of Crusader rule in Jerusalem.
