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    The Middle Ages covers an enormous period ranging from the Roman Emperor Constantine’s conversion to Christianity in 313 C.E., through the early medieval period known as the Dark Ages, to Martin Luther’s launching of the Protestant Reformation in 1517.
    Battles and tournaments, feasts and festivals are all here, making up an exciting picture of the era we know as the Middle Ages.

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    Robin Hood: Man Of the People?

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    There are few legends more ingrained in the public consciousness then Robin Hood; be it the recent Hollywood film staring Russell Crowe or the...

    Preaching in Medieval England Book Review

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    Preaching in medieval England is a scholarly look at preaching in England at the end of the Middle Ages. For more than eighty years,...

    The Medieval City of Novgorod

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    Most histories of early medieval Russia, or Rus as it was then called, begin with the coming to Novgorod of the semi-legendary figure, Rurik. The...

    Medieval Weapon: The Flail

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    It’s a flail, NOT A MACE! You will inevitably hear some ignoramus try to call a flail a mace, but the mace is actually an...

    Royal Medieval Class Structure

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    Not even the royal families of Europe, the most powerful people of their time, could escape from being broken down into feudal class...

    The Christmas Tradition of Wassailing

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    The word “wassail” originates from the Anglo-Saxon “waes hael” which means “to be whole or hale” and the phrase “hale and hearty” comes from...

    The Byzantine Empire

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    Constantinople was the old Roman Empire’s eastern capital and it was built on the Byzantium’s Greek port. When the western part of the Roman...

    Religious Terrorism: Killing in the Name of God

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    Terrorism is broadly defined as the use of violent and often deadly force aimed at innocent civilians in order to create fear, resulting in...

    Capital Crimes and Punishment – Medieval Execution Methods

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    Modern methods of execution have at times been referred to as "cruel and unusual punishment". This article reviews ancient and medieval execution methods. There...

    History of Valentine Cards

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    Valentine’s Day is just around the corner and soon men, women, and children of all ages will pick out valentines to send to their...
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