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About Edward Grim, the author of this passage, little information is known. He was born in Cambridge and received a Master of the Arts. Grim also happened to be in Canterbury at the time of Becket's execution and was an eyewitness to the event. This…

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword is a movie that takes more inspiration from Lord of the Rings than Excalibur. Although it was very poorly received by critics, earning a 29% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 41/100 on Metacritic, audiences responded to it…

A pseudo-historical film exploring the fictional idea that Romulus Augustus, considered to be the last Roman Emperor in the West, left Italy after he was deposed and traveled to Britain, where he became known as Uther Pendragon.

Camelot is a lighthearted musical comedy that was released in 1967. Starring Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, and Franco Nero, it tells the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. It is based on the book, The Once and Future…

In the movie Tristan and Isolde (2006), Arthurian themes of chivalry and forbidden love rise to the surface.  In the movie, Tristan of Aragon is the true-born son to an English lord, and the adopted son of the most powerful lord in a fragmented…

The life and times of St. Francis of Assisi, including his founding of the Franciscan Order, friendship with St. Clare, travels to Egypt, receiving the stigmata, and death in 1226.

Francesco is the 1989 docudrama directed by Liliana Cavani relating, in flashbacks, St. Francis of Assisi's transformation and awakening from privileged son to religious humanitarian and full-fledged saint. The film is based on Hermann Hesse's…

In this manuscript image made for Jacques d'Armagnac, the Knights of the Round Table are gathered at their seats to celebrate the Pentecost when they all have a vision of the Grail being held by two angels at the center of the table.  

This painting of the Saint Bartholomew’s Massacre dates from sometime between 1572, the year of the massacre, and 1584, the artist’s death. The painting shows the chaos of the scene with numerous vignettes of violence, murder, and death. The body of…

This image, found in Livre de Chasse by Gaston III, Count of Foix, comes from a book dedicated to the Duke of Normandy. It depicts medieval hunters in a forest chasing a boar. The forest seems very well managed, which was typical of many royal…