Burned as a heretic in 1431, the Maid of Orléans was ... to victory made her one of the most celebrated figures of late medieval history. (Read more about the history of the devil in the Middle ...

The period witnessed the persecution of heresy as well as greater hostility to Latin Christianity's neighbours, most dramatically in the Crusades and other holy wars waged not only against Muslims but ...

An extraordinary wave of artistic and cultural innovation shattered medieval society and brought ... Martin Luther becomes the first heretic to publish his theories worldwide.