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Illuminating the Dark Ages for the Digital World. Podcast and website dedicated to the medieval era.

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Pope Leo IX: The Pilgrim Pope Who Split the Christian World medievalarchives.com/2026/06…

Leo IX: The Pope Who Split Christiandom - Medieval Archives

Discover how the “Pilgrim Pope” Leo IX traveled 10,000 miles to save the Church, only to preside over the Great Schism of 1054.

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The Siege of Rochester (1215) medievalarchives.com/2026/06…

The Battle of Maldon (991) - Medieval Archives

The Battle of Maldon (991): A study in fatal honor. Discover how Ealdorman Byrhtnoth’s “Ofermod” led to a Viking victory and the fall of Essex.

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Stephen VI: The Pope Who Put a Corpse on Trial medievalarchives.com/2026/06…

Stephen VI The Pope Who Put a Corpse on Trial - Medieval Archives

The most bizarre trial in history: The Cadaver Synod, where Pope Stephen VI exhumed his predecessor’s corpse to put it on trial for treason.

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The Battle of Maldon (991): The Bridge of Fatal Honor medievalarchives.com/2026/06…
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Arundel Castle International Medieval Jousting Tournament 2026 medievalarchives.com/2026/05…

Arundel Castle Jousting Tournament 2026 - Medieval Archives

England’s iconic Arundel Castle hosts its International Medieval Jousting Tournament in July 2026. Ticket prices, event times, schedule, and visitor details.

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Pope Celestine V: The Hermit Pope Who Resigned medievalarchives.com/2026/05…

Celestine V The Hermit Pope Who Resigned - Medieval Archives

Explore the tragic rise and fall of Pope Celestine V, the reluctant medieval Pope whose resignation shocked the Christian world.

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The Battle of Legnano (1176): When Northern Italy Stood Against an Emperor darkag.es/4v7UVaL
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Pope Sixtus IV: The Renaissance Pope Behind the Sistine Chapel darkag.es/4uV67rc
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The Battle of Brunanburh (937) darkag.es/3RnU9b8
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Alexander III: The Medieval Pope Who Reshaped Papal Power darkag.es/4uIqd80
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The Battle of Brémule (1119) darkag.es/4dEho9A
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Call for Papers – Ninth International Piers Plowman Society Conference darkag.es/3RtbQ96
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Pope Adrian IV: “Apostle of the North” and the Only English Pope darkag.es/4dtOrgm
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Archaeologists Discover Lost Medieval Town in Poland After 700 Years darkag.es/3RqVe1K
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Siege of Château Gaillard (1203) darkag.es/4uoPa8q
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RMMRA 2026 – Call for proposals: University of New Mexico 17-19 September 2026 darkag.es/4dp09sK
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Pope Pius II: Humanist Scholar and the Last Crusading Visionary darkag.es/4t3ZEJ9
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The Battle of Zappolino (1325) darkag.es/4tTdXBq
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Cathedral murder. A daylight-bright supernova. A siege lifted by a teenage saint. The first Renaissance sparks. Read subscribe to The Weekly Herald: darkag.es/3N9dUkT #MedievalHistory
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