this feudal hierarchy would dominate the Middle Ages and produce some of medieval Europe's earliest treasures, (regal music) jeweled crowns, scepters, and fancy swords, the ceremonial objects that ...

The European Middle Ages seem to be having a moment. Although it’s true that, essentially since the time they ended, the period has been used to justify the shape of an author’s contemporary ...

This week saw more than 2,500 scholars of the Middle Ages descend on the University of Leeds (England) for the 25th annual International Medieval Congress. There, over the course of 4 days and ...

(Matt Cardy/Getty Images) Most Americans get their ideas about the Middle Ages from popular culture, like “Game of Thrones,” or from the inevitable rigmarole after a politician refers to “a ...

Once upon a time, popular culture used to embrace charming or comic fantasies about the Middle Ages. From Camelot to Monty Python, Disney castles to Medieval Times dinner theater, we dreamt of the ...

This feudal hierarchy would dominate the Middle Ages and produce some of medieval Europe's earliest treasures, jeweled crowns, scepters, and fancy swords, the ceremonial objects that reinforced ...