The story of Jerpoint Abbey, a historic Cistercian monastery in southeastern Ireland, begins with the legacy of one of Osraige’s most notable dynasties.
The Legacy of Sir Lambert de Trikyngham: A 13th-Century BLACK English Knight
- 23 September 2024
The Legacy of Sir Lambert de Trikyngham: A 13th-Century BLACK English Knight
- 22 September 2024
Thomas Becket was one of the most influential men in Britain. Also known as Saint Thomas of Canterbury, Thomas of London and later Thomas à Becket (21 December 1119 or 1120 – 29 December 1170), was an English nobleman who served as Lord Chancellor from 1155 to 1162 and then notably as Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170. The Catholic Church and the Anglican
- 31 July 2022
King Offa (died 29 July 796 AD) was King of Mercia, a kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons, England, from 757 until his death. The son of Prince Thingfrith and a descendant of Eowa, the noble line of Kings. Offa came to the throne after a civil war that led to the assassination of Æthelbald. Offa defeated the other claimant, King Beornred. In the early years of Offa’s rulership, he likely consolidated his control of the Midlands, taking advantage of the instability in Kent’s kingdom to establish himself as overlord.
- 31 July 2022
Black Anglo-Saxon King Æthelberht, also called Saint Ethelbert the King (died 20 May 794 at Sutton Walls, Herefordshire), was an 8th-century saint and a king of East Anglia, the Anglo-Saxon English kingdom today now includes the English counties of Norfolk and Suffolk. Very few of the coins he issued have been discovered. The British Museum only shows one coin without his face.
