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Illuminating the Dark Ages for the Digital World. Podcast and website dedicated to the medieval era.
🏰 Love medieval history?

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History is better when it’s shared.
January 18, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Come nerd out over castles, heraldry and Viking raids with the fastest-growing medieval community on Discord: The Medieval Archives.🏰

Join the ranks: discord.gg/adcpgvZDwA

#Medieval #Discord #MiddleAges #Medievalsky
January 15, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Was the Legend a lie??

A24 releases the first trailer for the upcoming movie, "The Death of Robin Hood" starring Hugh Jackman and Jodi Comer

#trailer #robinhood #medievalsky
January 13, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Died #OTD in 1283: Wen Tianxiang, Chinese general, scholar and one of the 'Three Loyal Princes of the Song'

All men are mortal, but my loyalty will illuminate the annals of history forever. ~Wen Tianxiang

#history #China #SongDynasty
January 9, 2026 at 3:56 PM
#OTD in 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England

Another day on the path to the Norman Invasion

#1066 #NormanInvasion #kingofengland
January 6, 2026 at 11:51 PM
#OTD in 1066 - King Edward the Confessor of England dies childless beginning a year long succession crisis

All year long we'll explore the tumultuous year of 1066 on Medieval Archives. Stay Tune!

#1066 #succession #crisis #england #NormanInvasion
January 6, 2026 at 12:46 AM
Coloring isn't just for kids! 🎨✨

Check out 'BESTIARY: Fantastical Creatures & Enchanted Beasts,' a new medieval and fantasy-inspired adult coloring book. 🐉

#medievalsky #coloringbook #adultcoloring #dragon
December 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
John Man's latest book is out!

Conquering the North – China, Russia, Mongolia: 2,000 Years of Conflict

#medievalsky #bookreview #mongolia #china
December 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
#OTD in 1408 - Sigismund of Luxembourg, then King of Hungary (and later Holy Roman Emperor), established the Order of the Dragon (Societas Draconistarum)

#Medievalsky
December 12, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Died #OTD in 1437: Sigismund of Luxembourg, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Hungary, Croatia, Germany, and Bohemia, died in Znojmo.

He was the driving force behind the Council of Constance, which successfully ended the Western Schism, a massive crisis where three rival Popes all claimed legitimacy.
December 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
🇻🇦 The Pope Who Faced the Pestilence!

#OTD in 1352, the Catholic Church mourned the passing of a remarkable leader; 𝗣𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗩𝗜 died in Avignon, France of natural causes.

Pope Clement VI is best known for his papacy during the terrifying Black Death
December 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
#OTD in 1120: The White Ship sinks in the English Channel, drowning Prince William Adelin, son of Henry I of England

The death of William leads to a 19 year period of civil war called The Anarchy

#medievalsky
November 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
#OTD in 1248: In the middle of the night the north side of Mont Granier suddenly collapsed, it is one of the largest rockslides in Europe

Five villages were completely destroyed by the Mont Granier rockslide: Cognin, Vourey, Saint-André, Granier, Saint-Pérange
November 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
#OTD in 1307 - Pope Clement V issues the papal bull Pastoralis Praeeminentiae instructing Christian monarchs to arrest all #Templars

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November 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🌾 Famine. Rain. Desperation.

In 1315, Europe’s golden age drowned in endless storms and died of starvation

Discover how the Great Famine of 1315 reshaped the medieval world and began the Crisis of the Late Middle Ages on our latest #podcast episode

#medievalsky #GreatFamine
November 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Born #OTD in 1479: Joanna I 'the Mad' Queen of Castile and León

Want to know why Joanna was Mad? Find out in our 'Mad Monarchs' podcast lesson

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November 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Died #OTD in 1147: Robert Fitzroy, 1st Earl of Gloucester, English politician and illegitimate son of King Henry I of England
October 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Feeling the Halloween spirit? 🎃 Jump into our collection of Medieval Halloween #Podcast episodes!

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#medievalsky #halloween
October 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
🎃 NEW #PODCAST EPISODE: TALES OF MEDIEVAL REVENGE! 💀

Explore the dark genius of Edgar Allan Poe in this special Halloween episode.

Hear the chilling stories of a court jester's deadly plot of revenge in "Hop-Frog" and a perfect act of vengeance in the catacombs of "The Cask of Amontillado."
October 27, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Died today in 996: Hugh Capet, King of France; founder of and first king from the House of Capet

#medievalsky #history
October 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Died #OTD in 741: Charles 'The Hammer' Martel, leader of the Franks, ‘Defender of the Christian Faith’ and the father of the Carolingian Empire

#history #medievalsky
October 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Died #OTD in 1383 - King Fernando 'The Handsome' dies without a male heir to the Portuguese throne, starting a two year period of civil war and disorder

#history #medievalsky
October 22, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Explore our full catalog of #Halloween #podcast episodes featuring witches, zombies, serial killers, haunted castles, and more! 🎃👻 Check them out!
October 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Died #OTD in 1422: King Charles VI 'the Mad' of #France

#medievalsky #middleages
October 21, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Can't surf the internet due to the #AWSOutage no worries. Medieval Archives is an independent web site. You can still explore our site and download the #podcast!

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October 20, 2025 at 9:36 PM