When one is “brewminating” over the middle ages, anywhere between the collapse of the Roman empire to...
Medieval
Construction could sometimes take decades to complete these massive defensive structures. Introduction Medieval fortification refers to medieval...
The Middle Ages saw the emergence of the castle in Europe, which then spread to Western Asia....
The growing sense of nationalism in England was one of the underlying causes of the Wyatt Rebellion....
Roger Bacon believed people should test their beliefs rather than accepting what they’re told. Introduction It seems...
In Britain rabies was certainly known in 1000 CE and probably much earlier. Introduction On the 17th...
When the Norse went on raids to other countries, they carried enough provisions for the trip and...
Reexamining Charlemagne through evidence from his own time, as a ruler of a recognizably European empire and...
In primary texts, figures are addressed by medieval authors using both male and female pronouns interchangeably and...
A handful of manuscripts remain which give researchers valuable insights into medieval science. Introduction Medieval doctors had...
Come early medieval medicine has become real medicine, not scribal ignorance. Abstract The medical writings of early...
A medieval person would have looked upon the owl and the birds and seen a Christian parable....
The plague, named the Black Death by later historians, had a devastating effect on the European population...
The Danse Macabre consists of the dead or a personification of death with dancing along to the...
People felt overwhelmed as it seems as though they believed that what had happened to others elsewhere...
Examining modern remedies derived from medieval monastic knowledge. Most people think of herbal medicine as a distinctly...
The Northern Wei was the most enduring and powerful of the northern Chinese dynasties before reunification. Imperial...
Mechanical machinery in the medieval centuries used innovative sources of energy to generate motion and mechanical power....
The Varyags are first mentioned by the Primary Chronicle as having exacted tribute from the Slavic and...
Besides terrible plagues and epidemics that seemed to spring out of nowhere with alarming regularity, there were...
The Empire, for much of its history, can be seen as the Christian equivalent of the Muslim...
The Wars of the Roses (1455-1487 CE) was a series of dynastic conflicts between the monarchy and...
The Tapestry is valued both as a work of art and as a source concerning the history...
In 1330 only about 5% of the population could read or write. It was extremely rare for...
Guilds started as small associations of skilled artisans, experienced and confirmed experts in their field of handicraft....
This Western-style organizational form gradually spread from the medieval Latin west across the globe. Introduction A medieval...
Hildegard of Bingen was called the “Sibyl of the Rhine” because of her apocalyptic visions. Introduction Hildegard...
The consequences of the revolt were limited. By Mark CartwrightHistorian Introduction The Peasants’ Revolt, also known as...
Created between 1377 and 1382, it is the oldest surviving French tapestry. Introduction The Apocalypse Tapestry is...
The development of extensive trade routes allowed Russia to grow in size and power. The Viking Influence...