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4 days ago · Slavery in medieval Europe was widespread. Europe and North Africa were part of a highly interconnected trade network across the Mediterranean Sea, and this included slave trading. During the medieval period (500–1500), wartime captives were commonly forced into slavery. As European kingdoms transitioned to feudal societies, a different legal ...
5 days ago · Price: £55.00. Glenn Richardson’s latest contribution to early modern Anglo-French relations comes in the form of this edited volume covering nearly three centuries of contact between England and France from 1420 to 1700. The Contending Kingdoms is essentially the proceedings of a Society for Court Studies conference which took place in ...
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5 days ago · How did the functions and designs of castles change from the 11th to the 14th century? Between the 11th and 14th centuries, castles transitioned from simple wooden structures to massive stone fortresses. By the 14th century, the focus shifted towards more comfortable and opulent living spaces, reflecting the reduced need for fortifications due ...
3 days ago · Manchester, Manchester University Press, 2012, ISBN: 9780719050404; 352pp.; Price: £19.99. Money in the Medieval English Economy: 973–1489 is an insightful and wide-ranging book on money and its place in the medieval English economy, covering the period that began in 973 with the decree that there should be a single coinage in England, and ...
5 days ago · Known as the "Vinland Map," at the time it was acquired by Yale it was considered to be the earliest European map of any portion of the Western Hemisphere. The authenticity of the map was the subject of considerable debate for decades. Extensive scientific testing sponsored by Yale University in 2021, conclusively demonstrated that the map is a ...
5 days ago · In Going to Church in Medieval England, Nicholas Orme, Emeritus Professor of History at Exeter University, sets out to answer this question. Focusing on the years between 1200 and 1500, he introduces us to the church buildings and their contents, the priests and the parishioners, and the acts of worship in which they participated. At the heart ...
1 day ago · The chronology of the later Crusades through 1400 provides a detailed timeline of the Crusades from after the Eighth Crusade, the last of the major expeditions to the Holy Land through the end of the 14th century. This includes the events from 1270 on that led to the Fall of Outremer in 1291 and the Crusades after Acre, 1291–1399.
