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What Did Peasants do for Entertainment in the Middle Ages?

Most villages had a gathering place at the center of town.  People often came here to play games, to drink, to work on chores,...

How do the Castles in Game of Thrones Compare to Real life European Castles?

There are European castles from long periods of time and they do not look alike at in the medieval period. Most of the castles...

Priests and Their Role in the Middle Ages

During the Middle Ages, the clergy and the Church  were very influential. The kings appointed members of the clergy including the bishops and priests,...

How Long Did it Take to Make a Sword in the Medieval Times?

Medieval Times are 1,000 years in length. During this time technology changed, which is one reason why at the beginning of this age you...

Norman Kings of England: William I the Conqueror – The Norman Conquest

William I (the Conqueror), a man of medium height, corpulent, choleric, but majestic in person and a great soldier, governor, centralizer, legislator, innovator. Speedy submission...

The Capetian Kings of France: Philip I, Louis VI and Louis VII

PHILIP I the Amorous PHILIP I, enormously fat but active and vigorous; excommunicated and unpopular with the clergy as the result of an adulterous marriage (1092)...

The History of Buddhist Councils

After the death of Gautama Buddha (483 b.c.e.), monks and scholars concerned with practicing the lessons he taught met several times at formal councils...

The Biggest Genocide, Ethnic Cleansing and Mass Ethnic Persecution by Death Toll

10. Native American Genocide 1492 - onward (500 years) The determination of whether a historical event should be considered genocide can be a matter of scholarly...

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