Welcome to Medieval Britain. On this website, you will find information about medieval castles and medieval towns in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Scotland, as well as recipes, clothing, and weapons from the Middle Ages.
Swords, hammers, daggers, siege engines, and shields. Explore everything a medieval knight needs.
What jobs did people have in the Middle Ages? Find out more about popular (and rare) occupations.
Planning a visit to the UK and eager to see castles? Here are all the medieval buildings you can visit today and how to do it.
Beautiful historical villages, towns, and cities you can explore if you’re in Great Britain.
Our collection of recipes from the Middle Ages and how to recreate the dishes today.
Weapons in the Middle Ages were frequently used by knights, soldiers, and commoners for warfare, hunting, and personal protection. Some standard medieval weapons include swords, knives, and hammers. In this section, you’ll find more details about these, as well as detailed articles about medieval defence and siege engines like ballistas, siege towers, and battering rams.
Medieval Trebuchet
Trebuchets were powerful siege engines used before the advent of gunpowder.
Medieval Crossbow
The crossbow is an elastic ranged weapon made with a prod on a tiller.
Medieval Battering Ram
The Battering Ram was a medieval siege engine designed to break masonry walls or fortifications.
Medieval Arming Sword
The Arming Sword (or knightly sword) is the single handed cruciform sword of the High Middle Ages.
Medieval Helmet
The medieval Helmet was a form of protective gear worn to protect the head, or for ceremonial use.
Medieval Morning Star
The Morning Star is a club-like weapon with an attached ball adorned with spikes.
People in the Middle Ages had a variety of professions, many of which continue today – and others that have, for good or bad, disappeared in time. In this section, you will find details about the most popular medieval jobs and what life was like for those doing them.
of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Medieval castles were fortified structures that varied greatly in design, size, and layout based on their location, function, and the resources available to build them. Most usually consisted of a central keep or tower surrounded by walls, buildings, and defensive structures. Many medieval castles had a moat or ditch surrounding them, often filled with water or other obstacles such as spikes or stakes.
Framlingham Castle
Framlingham Castle has no central keep but a curtain wall with 13 towers.
Kirby Castle
Kirby Castle is a ruined fortified manor house in Leicestershire built by Lord Hastings in 1480.
of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
Medieval cities varied greatly in size and design, depending mainly on the economic and political factors that shaped them. Many of them were surrounded by high walls (several meters high and thick) made of stone or brick and reinforced with defensive structures. Inside them, medieval towns and cities typically had narrow and winding streets with houses and shops.
Reading
Reading is a large historic town dating back from the 8th century in Berkshire, England.
Knaresborough
Knaresborough is a 12th-Century market town perched on the cliffs above the River Nidd.
Carrickfergus
Carrickfergus sits on the north shore of Belfast Lough and is County Antrim’s oldest town
Linlithgow
Linlithgow in West Lothian was once home to one of the great royal courts of Europe
Books About Medieval Britain
Are you looking for reading material about medieval times? Here, I’ve selected some of my favourite books that cover what life was like for people in the Middle Ages. I tried to include a little bit of everything, so you’ll see materials covering medieval architecture, history, clothing, medieval weapons, and many other topics.
