nobility is an exceptionally small world, and it offers an extremely unrepresentative picture of what it actually felt like to live in the Middle Ages. Paradox, of course, pays no mind to farmers ...

If you believe Hollywood, life during the Middle Ages was romantic and glamorous, full of noble knights on noble steeds, beautiful ladies with pointy hats, chivalry, honor, and occasional dragons. But ...

Queenship was transformed in the early Middle Ages, as power came to be derived not just from marriage, but from God.

The before-meal wash was an important ritual for peasants and nobility alike—especially since people often ate with their hands. An important social ritual in the Middle Ages, handwashing was ...

In contrast, the Middle Ages in Europe was all about the Christian ... is brightly coupled with the bright / and bright is the noble edifice which is pervaded by the new light.” ...

Europe in the early Middle Ages -- Nobles and clergy rule and the trade between the nations brings prosperity as well as envy, distrust, and greed. Military conflicts are everywhere and whole ...