Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Westeros, Rhaenyra finds herself in a power struggle akin to that of the real-life Empress Matilda, who lived from 1102 to 1167 ...

George R.R. Martin uses history as a framework for his stories. These are the real people whose lives inspired ‘House of the Dragon.' ...

Empress Matilda. She was sent to Germany as a child to marry the Holy Roman Emperor. But after a shipwreck swallowed her younger brother, she returned to England to claim the crown. Had she been born ...

Oct. 24 (UPI) --In three decades of teaching medieval European history, I've noticed my students are especially curious about the intersection of the stories told in class and the depictions of the ...

In three decades of teaching medieval European history, I’ve noticed my students are especially curious about the intersection of the stories told in class and the depictions of the Middle Ages they ...