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The famous Tower of London was first built by William the Conqueror for the purpose of protecting and controlling the city. It originally lay within the earlier Roman city walls, but it was enlarged in the 13th century stretching to the east beyond those confines. Eighteen acres in all (including the now dry moat), you will find it covers the borough of Tower Hamlets today.The architecture within the walls is of all styles that flourished in Engl...

Medieval shields came in all shapes and sizes.The kite shield, popular around the 10th century, was designed to protect the foreleg. As armor improved, the kite shield was adapted to the shorter and wider heater shield. The late medieval period saw the surge in popularity of the round buckler, which was small and preferred by the foot soldier. The Scottish targe was, one could say, the bigger version of the buckler. Then there was the pavise, a m...

The medieval period has inspired a lot of contemporary dishes. The following are some variants of modern-day cuisine that were popular back in the day.A sweet and sour dish in the Middle Ages? Yes, it did exist. And no, we are not talking about the Chinese takeaway equivalent. A collection of culinary manuscripts from the 14th century called Curye on Inglish features a curious rabbit-inspired dish from medieval Europe. This sweet and sour rabbit...