Search Results: Medieval Hygiene

Illustration of the construction of Conwy Castle from 1283 to 1289 CE, by Rocío Espin. Medieval Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

Illustration of the Battle of Brunanburh (937 CE) by Zvonimir Grbasic. Courtesy of Medieval Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

Illustration of the Siege of Calais (1350 CE) during the Hundred Years' War by Marek Szyszko. Courtesy of Medieval Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

Illustration of the Battle of Costagnaro (1387 CE) by Zvonimir Grbasic. Courtesy of Medieval Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

Illustration of the Battle of Agridi (1232 CE), during the War of the Lombards, by Marek Szyszko. Courtesy of Medieval Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers.

King Sverre Sigurdsson of Norway (r. 1184-1202 CE) admonishes his troops for looting without authorization, by by Zvonimir Grbasic. Medieval Warfare Magazine / Karwansaray Publishers

The Unam Sanctam (1302) was a papal bull issued by Pope Boniface VIII (served 1294-1303) requiring the complete submission of all people, including kings, to the authority and dictates of the pope. As the Church was understood as holding...

Early medieval Iceland, the Viking colony, was a democratic and egalitarian society, but the scarcity of resources and the rough environment created competition, where local chieftains resorted to different tactics to acquire wealth and money...

The tournament helmet and shield of Edward the Black Prince (1330-1376 CE) now held in Canterbury Cathedral.

A modern re-enactment of a medieval joust. (Linlithglow Tournament, 2008 CE)