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Medieval History

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.

The Siege in Medieval Times: Besieging a Castle in the Middle Ages

Medieval warfare - the tactics, methods and weaponry used to lay siege to a castle in medieval times. The siege was a popular technique of...

The Florence Baptistery

No building in Florence is nearly as iconic as the Baptistery of St. John, located in both the Piazza del Duomo and the Piazza...

History of Valentine Cards

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...

Historic Torture Devices Used to Elicit Confessions

Around the 12th or 13th centuries drawing out confessions of those accused of witchcraft, people who were thought to be heretics, or individuals believed...

Roman Law in Europe in the Early Middle Ages

The influx of Germanic tribes into Europe, which had begun even before the turn of the 3rd century, produced many groups who charged for...

Martyrs

Martyrs exist in all three biblical religions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam). The most formalized of the three, Christianity, has created a hierarchy of saints,...

Historical Beginnings of the Burning Times

The burning times were those years in history when witch executions were at their peak. Scholars now believe the number of lost souls...

Children in the Late Middle Ages

To what extent were children of the Late Middle Ages “little adults?” Was this an inevitable transition from the medieval world, or a by-product...

The Sport of Jousting and Medieval Tournaments

Jousting is often depicted in film as quite a romantic sport, with the lady gracing her champions lance with her scarf. In reality it...

Medieval Church Corruption

Cycles of Medieval church corruption coincided with the growth of strong secular rulers and were only tempered by the appearance of reformist popes and...