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89A Brief Summary of the Middle Ages
The Middle Ages are also sometimes called the Medieval Period of Western Civilization from medium (middle) + aevum (age). The Medieval Period extended from the late 400s to the late 1300s CE...
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88Father Christmas and His Assistant Père Fouettard
Saint Nicholas Day is December 6th. In many parts of the world this day is celebrated with St. Nicholas visiting cities and homes where he distributes gifts to children. This tradition goes back to the Middle...
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85The Unlikely Conquest of Jerusalem during the First Crusade
A Muslim, Fatimid soldier, standing within the strong, fortified Tower of David in early June of 1099, had little reason to worry. Though an army of approximately 13,000 crusaders stood before the walls...
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88Boxing Day
Boxing Day is a holiday celebrated in England and Commonwealth countries (Canada, Australia and New Zealand). It officially falls on December 26th, the day after Christmas, or the first weekday following...
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84Medieval Cathedrals of Europe
Buildings are great sources of information that can help reveal the beliefs of a society. Sometimes all we have left of ancient civilizations to examine are the ruins of their buildings. Too often, with...
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75Tattooing in Early Medieval Europe
Tattooed woman from 1907. Although many people think of tattooing as a cultural practice native to Asia and the Pacific islands, tattooing has been practiced much longer in Europe than previously...
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76On the Second Day of Christmas
Doves are a common symbol for love and peace, two Christmas themes. Turtle doves are a common species of dove found in France and England and they were often kept in cages as pets during the Middle Ages and...
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75Medieval Weapons
Two swordsman locked in SCA combatIn looking at the subject of medieval weapons, it would be impossible to compile a list of all the weapons that one might have found in medieval combat, Weapons were...
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85Castrati
Definition of Castrati from Wikipedia reads "A castrato is a man with a singing voice equivalent to that of a soprano, mezzo-soprano, or contralto voice produced either by castration of the singer before...
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80Global Warning Environmental Disaster?
It's all over the news - this is the hottest summer ever, in the decade, in the last 5 years. So is the world getting warmer and what, if anything can we do about it. Global Warning has become a Religion...
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