# Medievaling

> Explore the Middle Ages


## Posts

- [Was Edward II Gay?](https://medievaling.com/was-edward-ii-gay/): For my latest book, Trailblazing Medieval Women, I chose Isabella of France (c.
- [Giants (Jotnar) in Norse Mythology](https://medievaling.com/giants-j%c7%abtnar-in-norse-mythology/): Giants are among the best-loved races of fantasy literature, where they are usually portrayed as huge beings of monstrous or menacing appearance.
- [Medieval Misconceptions Your Pupils WILL Have.](https://medievaling.com/medieval-misconceptions-your-pupils-will-have/): Hi all. Having never contributed to something like this before, I can only assume I start by saying hello!
- [King Raedwald's wife](https://medievaling.com/king-raedwalds-wife/): I have taught the Anglo-Saxon period to undergraduates for some time now, and every year, I become more and more fascinated by King Raedwald's wife.
- [Making a Myth: Baelor Targaryen and the Black Prince](https://medievaling.com/making-a-myth-baelor-targaryen-and-the-black-prince/): Medievalist fantasy can expose the myth-making mechanisms of actual medieval political culture.
- [Helaena Targaryan’s Chickens are More Medieval Than Fantasy](https://medievaling.com/helaena-targaryans-chickens-are-more-medieval-than-fantasy/): This article contains spoilers for the show House of the Dragon, by HBO, and the book on which it is based, Fire & Blood by George R. R. Martin.
- [King Edwin’s Conversion: The Role of Coifi and the King’s Advisors](https://medievaling.com/king-edwins-conversion-the-role-of-coifi-and-the-kings-advisors/): This article brings to a close our examination of King Edwin’s conversion as presented by Bede, following on from the previous discussion.
- [Who were the Picts?](https://medievaling.com/who-were-the-picts/): For much of the early Medieval period, Scotland was a place on the fringe of literate cultures.
- [The Women Who Shaped Longobard History: Gambara, Rosamund and Theodelinda](https://medievaling.com/the-women-who-shaped-longobard-history-gambara-rosamund-and-theodelinda/): Wisdom, revenge and political power: three women whose stories reveal a different side of Longobard history through the writings of Paul the Deacon.
- [How Do We Define the Middle Ages?](https://medievaling.com/how-do-we-define-the-middle-ages/): The Middle Ages, or the Medieval Period, lasted for around 1,000 years.
- [Who were the Knights Templar Anyway?](https://medievaling.com/who-were-the-knights-templar-anyway/): As an undergraduate, I fell in love with the Knights Templar, and when I lecture on the topic of the Crusades, this band of knights always captures the imaginations of my students.
- [King Edwin's Conversion to Christianity](https://medievaling.com/king-edwins-conversion-to-christianity/): In this article, we examine Bede’s account of the conversion to Christianity of King Edwin of Northumbria, which took place in 627 AD.
- [Life For Women in the Late Medieval Period](https://medievaling.com/life-for-women-in-the-late-medieval-period/): As I concluded one of my lectures on the Middle Ages, I proudly and excitedly announced to my students: ‘Next week we will be looking at medieval women’.
- [Ashley Firth](https://medievaling.com/ashley-firth/): Ashley Firth holds a BA (Hons) in history from the University of Huddersfield. Her MA thesis (2009) assessed the masculinity of the Knights Templar.
- [“True Kinsmen Lost”- Death and Honour in the British Heroic Age](https://medievaling.com/true-kinsmen-lost-death-and-honour-in-the-british-heroic-age/): King Arthur is one of the most pervasive myths in medieval history.
- [Jack Horan](https://medievaling.com/jack-horan/): My name is Jack Horan. I have a B.A. in History, and an M.A. in Social Studies Education.
- [Emma of Normandy: Twice Crowned Queen of England](https://medievaling.com/emma-of-normandy-twice-crowned-queen-of-england/): In 1017, a widowed queen was summoned to the court of her husband’s conqueror.
- [Book Review: The Eagle and the Hart by Helen Castor](https://medievaling.com/book-review-the-eagle-and-the-hart-by-helen-castor/): I needed a book to keep me company this summer, and I was pleased that I chose The Eagle and the Hart: The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV by Helen Castor to do just that.
- [The 'Father of English History': Who Was Bede?](https://medievaling.com/the-father-of-english-history-who-was-bede/): Bede is frequently described as the “Father of English History”, a title that carries considerable prestige.
- [Baldwin IV: History vs. The Kingdom of Heaven](https://medievaling.com/baldwin-iv-history-vs-the-kingdom-of-heaven/): It was back in 2005 when Ridley Scott’s epic film Kingdom of Heaven was released.
- [The Battle of Montgisard 1177](https://medievaling.com/montgisard-1177-how-the-teenage-leper-king-defied-saladin/): In 1177, the Kingdom of Jerusalem faced a moment of extreme vulnerability.
- [The East on the Eve of the First Crusade](https://medievaling.com/the-east-on-the-eve-of-the-first-crusade/): The First Crusade did not emerge in a vacuum.
- [The Holy Lance of Antioch: The Miracle That Saved the First Crusade?](https://medievaling.com/the-holy-lance-of-antioch-the-miracle-that-saved-the-first-crusade/): By the summer of 1098, the First Crusade stood on the brink of collapse.
- [Who Was The Leper King?](https://medievaling.com/who-was-the-leper-king-2/): King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, also known as the Leper King, led one of the most remarkable lives of any medieval monarch. But who was the Leper King?
- [Medieval Leprosy: Sin, Fear, and the “Living Dead”](https://medievaling.com/medieval-leprosy-sin-fear-and-the-living-dead/): Few diseases inspired more fear in medieval Europe than leprosy.
- [The West on the Eve of the First Crusade](https://medievaling.com/the-west-on-the-eve-of-the-first-crusade/): In this post, I explore the situation in Western Europe, particularly France, leading up to Pope Urban II’s call at Clermont in 1095.
- [Who was William of Tyre?](https://medievaling.com/who-was-william-of-tyre/): Among the many voices that narrate the history of the Crusades, one stands out for its scope, intelligence, and enduring influence: William of Tyre.
- [Who Was the Leper King?](https://medievaling.com/who-was-the-leper-king/): King Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, also known as the Leper King, led one of the most remarkable lives of any medieval monarch. But who was the Leper King?

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