Medieval monarchs are often imagined as absolute rulers, but their real power was far more limited. Kings depended heavily on nobles, knights, and local lords to enforce laws and collect taxes.

Being a medieval king required far more than wearing a crown and commanding armies; it demanded constant political ...

A structure in southwest England that's associated with King Arthur isn't medieval as scientists had long thought. Instead, it dates back more than 5,000 years, to the Neolithic, or New Stone Age, ...

Conservator Sally Kilby and Błażej Mikuła photograph inside the folds of a medieval manuscript that was used as the cover for another book later on. - Cambridge University Library Researchers have ...

A windswept plateau in Cornwall has yielded a surprise that rewrites centuries of myth. Long linked to the legend of King Arthur, a site known as King Arthur’s Hall has now been firmly dated to the ...

Forget Yorick. Alas, poor Matthias! A skull unearthed in a medieval Hungarian church two decades ago may belong to legendary King Matthias Corvinus, who ruled the country for more than 30 years and ...