Middle Ages

Medieval Armor Information: History of Medieval Armor and Weapons
Know various facts in this article about medieval armor information, that describes the history of medieval armor and weapons.

Feudalism and Manorialism
The political, economic and social structure of the medieval society, especially medieval Europe is characterized by two important aspects, feudalism and manorialism.

Medieval Vassal - Vassals in the Middle Ages
Vassals is a term, that is commonly used in connection with the concept of feudalism, that was prominently seen in the medieval times. The following article defines the concept of medieval vassal and elaborates upon the role of vassals in the middle ages.

Feudalism in Europe: Feudal Pyramid
At the heart of the social, political and military structure of medieval feudalism, lies the feudal pyramid. Read on to know more about the development of feudalism and the feudal pyramid, in Europe.

Medieval Serfdom: Feudalism in the Middle Ages
Medieval period is the time from 500 AD to 1500 AD, an era marking the transition from ancient period to modern period in human history. As is true with every transitional phase in course of human evolution, it was a time of great upheaval with respect to lifestyle, ideologies, beliefs and systems.

Life in the Middle Ages
Have you ever wondered about the kind of life led by people in the Middle Ages? Here's a look...

Crime and Punishment in the Middle Ages
The Middle Ages comprised an era that was steeped in exploitation. The protection offered by the knights and the lords in return for labor often led the rebellious common man towards theft and treason...

Castles in the Middle Ages
Castle in the Middle Ages are built keeping in mind the possibilities of both attack and defense. The reason is many weapons of war were developed and at times stored in a castle. This article gives a brief insight into castles in the Middle Ages.

Food in the Middle Ages
A preparation method of the food in the Middle Ages was quite different from today’s food. It’s very interesting to know about the food in the Middle Ages, which consisted of vegetables, fruits, herbs and meat.

Fashion in the Middle Ages
Fashion has never been constant at any stage and this is revealed by the kind of fashion ideas followed since ancient times. Here’s a look at fashion in the Middle Ages and the kind of styles worn back then.

Medieval Clothes: Medieval Women Costumes and Dresses
Clothing styles for medieval women went through a lot of changes during the middle ages. Here’s a look at some of the fashions of those days and the underlying stories behind them.

Country Diary: Wenlock Edge
Paul Evans: I'm sitting, lolling really, in a tree. It stands in an old hedge-line on top of a small bank that may have been raised during the middle ages, perhaps earlier. On my side of the hedge is a wood, on the other, fields.

Forex Trading In The Context Of Modern History
Foreign exchange trading can trace its history back to the Middle Ages when international merchant bankers first devised the system of using third-party transferable payments in the shape of bills of exchange. However, the real growth of the Forex market took place as a result of events during the twentieth century.

The Lady and the Unicorn Tapestries
The elegance of the Lady and the Unicorn tapestries from the Middle Ages. Includes a brief history.

Bracelets Through The Ages
The history of bracelets stretches forward through the Middle Ages of medieval Europe through the Baroque period of the 18th century, and on right through to the present.

First Objective for Turkey and Europe: Assess the Origin and the Confines of Europe
As late as the Early Middle Ages, present Turkish territory was 'Europe' and present Scandinavian, Central European, British, Iberian and Russian territory was 'Asia'. The Origins of Europe are to be found in Turkey.

Seven ways to stop the terror
It would be nice if there were a silver bullet. There isn't, of course, but current Islamic militancy has its origins not in the Middle Ages or in violence inherent in a major faith, but in real problems in the real world - so real solutions are possible.

Mental Alchemy
Back in the Middle Ages alchemists sought to transform base metal into gold. Mental alchemy is the process of transmuting your thoughts to improve your life and expand your mind.

What the Middle Ages Did for Us
As the world slips back into cycles of holy war and revenge, the film Kingdom of Heaven suggests a solution. Jonathan Jones

Saint Paola Frassinetti
Religiona & Argentina: Visiting foreign lands and discovering pleasure in traveling is not an unhistorical activity, it actually dates from the Middle Ages.

This is a Clash Between the Middle Ages and Modernity
Religious fundamentalism is the rallying cry of the disenfranchised. The spectre of sarin gas, cyanide and anthrax hangs over the London underground this week. This horror, or something like it, is now "a when not an if", according to the head of the Metropolitan police and various ministers.