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Middle Ages
Some misconceptions are due to lack of education and experience, and some are utter nonsense and historically...
The relative inexpensiveness of the infantryman, combined with a shortage of manpower, provided incentives for expanding their...
Exploring the influence of the Roman Catholic Church in Europe during the High Middle Ages, from about...
Keep in mind the great diversity of the Islamic world. Only a minority of Muslims were from...
Saints were sometimes associated with protecting animals, particularly in magical texts or ‘charms’. St Francis of Assisi...
The document’s validity had been contested since 1001 CE until finally proven to be a forgery. Introduction...
Exploring the key events that contributed to the decline of feudalism in Europe from the 12th through...
Exploring the political and economic system that developed in Western Europe during the Middle Ages. Introduction Historians...
Christians mounted violent campaigns against Jews and heretics in addition to the wars in Europe, North Africa,...
The Church had a close relationship with the English state throughout the Middle Ages. Introduction Medieval Religion...
Rome’s influence lives on in many ways today – in art, architecture and engineering, language and writing,...
Looking for history in the latest version of King Arthur. Introduction For those of you watching Cursed,...
In medieval England using magic was a bit like drug use today: against the law and seen...
The plague remained endemic for 300 years, returning every so often to cull the population. Introduction In...
Medieval people firmly believed in God and occult powers. By Véronique SoreauPhD Student in English and Anglo-Saxon...
Tribal militia formed the basis of the army in Kievan Rus’ before the Mongol invasion. Introduction The...
From Kievan Rus to the adoption of Christianity and Ivan the Great after the Mongol invasion. Introduction...
During this period, China’s huge cities dwarfed the cities of medieval Europe. Introduction The Song period was...
Exploring how the Chinese both welcomed and rejected foreign contacts. Introduction At times, the Chinese welcomed foreign...
The title “doge” was the title of the senior-most elected official of Venice and Genoa. Introduction The...
Exploring voting rules and electoral procedures used in the Middle Ages in both ecclesiastical and secular contexts....
Examining objects and material culture in ritual performances intended to heal, protect and transform the living and...
Throughout the history of the book, scribes and artists have incorporated nature into their creations. Flowers are...
Some bestiary descriptions explained a creature’s Christian significance while others focused on physical characteristics. Introduction The bestiary...
Medicine had become highly professionalized by the late Middle Ages and was patriarchal, but women like Trotula...
The allure of novel goods was so strong that it triggered 1,000 years of trade and interactions...
The family one was born into in Byzantium greatly determined one’s social status and profession in adult...
Van Helmont was an heir of Paracelsus’s thought and movement who went to lengths in later years...
With the plague decimating the ranks of laborers, surviving workers rebelled against the crown’s higher taxes and...