Cases of people classified as mentally ill reveal medieval attitudes to mental illness, disability, and incapacity at...
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It represented a modification or a demonstration of improving and adapting technology that had been known by...
Windmills were used throughout the high medieval and early modern periods. Introduction A windmill is a structure...
Feudalism is the most distinctive and significant factor of the early and central middle ages. What Was...
Every god has a specific enemy with whom they will do battle and many will be slain,...
Several possible causes have been advanced for the Black Death. Introduction Theories of the Black Death are...
The early West African societies of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai all created empires that gained much of...
When exactly salt became a trade commodity is unknown, but the exchange of salt for cereals dates...
Lions, tigers, and dragons, oh my! By Erin Migdol, Elizabeth Morrison, and Larisa Grollemond During the Middle...
Since the 8th and 9th centuries, these early missions were called ‘Celtic Christianity’. Introduction The Hiberno-Scottish mission...
Tangible evidence about Christianity’s spread from Rome to Canterbury and from Ireland to the Court of Charlemagne....
Examining the significance of their intellectual contributions by uncovering the webs of meaning in which their work...
Of the many groups under pressure and persecution in this period were Jews, lepers, and homosexuals. Western...
Introduction The Stone of Scone (Gaelic: Lia Fail), also known as the Stone of Destiny or Coronation...
Queen Bona helps us understand how elite Renaissance women acquired, maintained, and negotiated power. Among the women...
Cisterns were not only used to store water but also as underground chambers, hiding places for fugitives,...
Throughout history, writers and artists have explored the impact of plagues and pandemics on humanity. One of...
Christians initially disagreed over whether religious images were good or bad, resulting in the iconoclasm controversy. What...
Introducing the periods of Byzantine history, with attention to developments in art and architecture. From Rome to...
The origin of the mince pies can be traced back to the thirteenth century during the Crusades....
Christmas gifts were a well-established part of the medieval year. The traditions of giving to the less...
The “Book on the Conditions of Women” was novel in its adoption of the new Arabic medicine...
Knowledge preserved in medieval books enjoyed a longevity that extended beyond the period of the manuscript book....
Venice’s embodied a unique combination that fostered innovation, entrepreneurship, and creativity. When Venetians invented quarantine in 1348,...
The Gothic style was popular throughout Europe from the 12th century through the 16th century. By Hillary...
The relatively sensible approach to crime found in Ancient Rome gave way to something much different in...
Surreal legal concepts ran amuck throughout the epoch. By Lloyd Duhaime, J.D.Duhaime Law The origins of English...
Castles are best seen as an architectural expression of the social status of their owners. Introduction The...
It can be hard to estimate broad social trends in the Middle Ages, but some sources allow...
In the general order of their appearance, there are: seal script, clerical script, cursive script, running script,...