William of Guelders was a five-time crusader, the first continental Knight of the Garter, and pilgrim to the Holy Land. He befriended the Teutonic Grand Master and the Holy Roman Emperor.
Read MoreThe Crazy Crusader: William I of Guelders and Jülich
The famous poet Poeun was forced to choose between aggressive revolutionaries and loyalty to the old regime. A bridge now in North Korea still commemorates his fate.
Read MoreThe Bridge That Bleeds: The Poet vs. The Prince
At Smyrna, the Knights Hospitaller were confronted with an attack by Timur. They had beaten the Turks back for decades, but this enemy was something else.
Read MoreThe Siege of Smyrna: That Time the Hospitallers Met Timur
Breton noblewoman Jeanne de Clisson turned against her sovereign, the king of France. She reinvented herself as a macabre and terrifying pirate.
Read MorePrincess, Pirate, Privateer: the Lioness of Brittany
The city of Ghent was extremely rich. Therefore, its Burgundian overlords wanted to milk it. Ghent, however, had ideas of their own about where to put their money.
Read MoreHow Burgundy’s Greedy Dukes Whipped Ghent into Submission
