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The Life of Saint Boniface: The Political and Pious Biography of the Apostle of the Germans

By: David Tubbs

Viking Attack on Lindisfarne, 793AD: The First Recorded Raid by Vikings in England, at Holy Island

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

1066 & Rather More – A Walk Through History: By Huon Mallalieu - Book Review

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Life and Work in Medieval Monasteries: Copying Books at Monasteries

By: Diane Evans

L'Anse Aux Meadows, Viking Site in Newfoundland: An Archaeological Site Which May Prove Early Viking Settlement

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Cuthbert and Lindisfarne Island: Cuthbert, The Seventh Century Saint and His Life on Holy Island

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Foundation of Hertford 912-913AD: The Founding and Early History of a Region of England

By: David Pilling

Church And State In The Early Middle Ages: The Efforts of Crown and Cross To Control Society

By: Nate Breidenbaugh

Bede and the Monastery of Wearmouth-Jarrow: The Monastic Life of the Scholar Known as England’s First Historian

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Monasticism in Early Christianity: The Evolution of Hermit Spirituality to the Rule of St. Benedict

By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

The Viking Longhouse: How People Lived in the Viking Age

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Venerable Bede, Father of English History: Bede, Author of The Ecclesiastical History of the English People

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Cluny and the 10th Century Reform Movement: Benedictine Monasteries Confront Early Medieval Corruption

By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Charlemagne's Empire as a Renaissance: Strong and Devout Leadership Created Enduring Institutions

By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

El Cid Campeador: The Champion of Spain

By: Grant Sebastian Nell

The Mongols and Plague: Spreading the Black Death

By: Rebecca Hersh

Relics in Early Church History: The Veneration of Saints and Martyrs by Medieval Christians

By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Early Christianity on the Isle of Man: A History of Manx Christianity

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Viking Knarr Merchant Ship: A Viking Cargo and Exploration Vessel

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Vikings in York: Jorvik, England’s Viking Town

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Early Frankish History in Europe: Dark-Age Europe, The Frankish Tribes, the Merovingian Kingdom

By: Miles Burk

The Medieval Origins of Westminster Palace: A History of London’s Houses of Parliament

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Medieval Viking Gods: Nordic Religion in the Middle Ages

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Viking Longship: Use of the Longboat in Viking Warfare

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

'The Vikings' Book Review: With a Foreword by Magnus Magnusson

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Hilda 7th Century Abbess of Whitby: A Medieval Woman Who Ran a Double Monastery in Northern England

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Charlemagne – Book Review: The Latest Medieval Book From Rosamond McKitterick

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Viking Weapons: Weaponry used by the Vikings in War, Sea Battles and Raids

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

Brythnoth of Essex, Man of Valor: An Example Of Bravery Against The Vikings

By: Anastacia Prisbrey

Arthur's Round Table: Gwenivere's Dowry of Legend

By: Anastacia Prisbrey

St Seiriol and Penmon Priory: Sixth Century Welsh Hermit who Lived on the Isle of Anglesey

By: Feature Writer Rachel Bellerby

The Origin of King Arthur: Hrolf Kraki, The Volsung Saga tell of Britain's famous medieval King

By: Anastacia Prisbrey

Holy royalty: the Merovingians: Despite “Da Vinci,” this Frankish dynasty left important legacies

By: Kelli Briscoe

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