organisers said The organisers of a medieval battle festival believe they could see a record attendance of up to 50,000 people. The two-day Battle of Evesham event got underway on Saturday and ...
The origin of the so-called Battle of the Oranges dates back to medieval times and is said to commemorate the day the townsfolk were liberated from the harsh rule of an evil duke. The legend goes ...
Check if you have access via personal or institutional login Medieval judicial ordeals, especially trial by fire or battle, conjure up vivid pictures in the modern imagination. Yet popular perceptions ...
Play the game to re-enact the Battle of Hastings, which took place on 14 October, 1066. Then find out more about what caused the confrontation that changed the face of England, as well as the ...
The monastic life, traditionally considered as an area of withdrawal from the world, is here shown to be shaped by metaphors of war, and to be actively engaged with battle in the world outside. 'An ...