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The Unusual Death of a Medieval King
History is full of dramatic royal deaths – but few are as fiery and bizarre as this one. In this video, we tell the story of a medieval king who met his end in a way that shocked his court and became ...
Not all kings meet their end on the battlefield or in the throne room. In this video, we dive into the bizarre and fiery fate of a medieval monarch whose death stands out as one of the strangest ...
King Charles III is making his first visit to Kent since his coronation two years ago. The King visited Walmer Castle, the ...
A skull was recently discovered at a medieval church – and an expert believes it may belong to a legendary European king. Emese Gábor, a facial reconstruction specialist and portrait sculptor ...
Its themes of internecine strife, justice, and the power of everyday people have broad—indeed, universal—resonance.
A skull unearthed in a medieval church in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, may be the remains of legendary King Matthias Corvinus, who ruled for three decades and was known for his support of the ...
These impositions are reminiscent of medieval taxation and the English king's " right of purveyance," which gave the king the ability to appropriate, at his pleasure, food and goods.
From Arthur’s birth to his ascension to king and eventually his presumed death, medieval writers told stories of power, greed and love through the lens of fantasy.
From Arthur’s birth to his ascension to king and eventually his presumed death, medieval writers told stories of power, greed and love through the lens of fantasy.
A skull was recently discovered at a medieval church – and an expert believes it may belong to a legendary European king. Emese Gábor, a facial reconstruction specialist and portrait sculptor ...
From Arthur’s birth to his ascension to king and eventually his presumed death, medieval writers told stories of power, greed and love through the lens of fantasy.