The women of the military classes, from this period and earlier during the crusades, were frequently by any measure as ferocious as their menfolk.

The Lost Town of Newtown Jerpoint was founded by either Earl Marshal or Griffin Fitzwilliam in the 12th Century, just west of ...

It began with an appeal for aid from the Christian Byzantine Empire, threatened by the rising power of the Muslim Seljuk Turks. But when Pope Urban II preached a sermon at Clermont in 1095, the result ...

Cambridge University's Medieval Murder Maps project analysed the murder of priest John Forde. Forde was killed in 1337 in a calculated act of revenge by a member of the English aristocracy. Ela ...

More information: Spatial Dynamics of Homicide in Medieval English Cities: The Medieval Murder Map Project, Criminal Law Forum (2025). DOI: 10.1007/s10609-025-09512-7 ...

ZDF Studios has signed on to distribute the drama-led feature documentary Knights of the North—The Baltic Crusades, which ARTE and SVT have boarded as lead broadcasters.

The unsolved London murder of priest John Forde from 1337 is now solved, revealing Forde’s death likely came at the order of English noblewoman Ela Fitzpayne.

The 1337 murder of the priest John Forde in the heart of medieval London was especially gruesome: one attacker slit Forde's throat with a dagger while two others stabbed him with "long knives" in ...

Medieval war strategy game Lionhearts: Crusade remains a favorite Roblox game, with over 6.3 million players. The in-depth MMORPG brings an intense faction conquest experience to Roblox.

Medieval cold case is a salacious tale of sex, power, and mayhem Did a priest's aristocratic ex-lover orchestrate his public assassination in 1337? By Andrew Paul Published Jun 5, 2025 8:00 PM EDT ...