Europe, life was nasty, brutish and short. Around 85% of medieval people were peasants, which consisted of any-one from serfs who were legally tied to the land they worked, to freemen, who, as enterprising smallholders untethered to a lord, could travel more freely and accrue more wealth....
Richardson, Gary. "What Protected Peasants Best? Markets, Risk, Efficiency, and Medieval English Agriculture." Research in Economic History, 2003.Richardson, G. (2003), What protected peasants best? Markets, risk, efficiency, and medieval English agriculture. Research in Economic History 21, p. ...
People in the middle ages had it rough, the early medieval period from 5th to 10th century was so messed up that people came up with the term “Dark Ages” but, that did not stop them from enjoying the fun part of life. They had different varieties of entertainment, Board games in the...
For Hegel, modernity is medieval. It begins, basically, in the Middle Ages, or what he calls the Romantic period, and involves both Christianity and feudalism. Why feudalism? There may be a number of answers to this question, but the most obvious one, and the one most relevant to a ...
If you've ever been to the restaurant Medieval Times or eaten at a Renaissance Faire, then you've been horribly misled about medieval diets. The real ...
we may feel a little bit like medieval peasants who are being asked, “what would you do if you had the power of 250 horses at your fingertips?” we dunno. it’s an extraordinary gift. what we do know is we now have easy engines of creativity, which we can aim into stale corners ...
The most popular Lithuanian names are Christian ones (Ona =Ann, Irena =Irene, Janina =Jane, Jonas =John, Antanas =Anthony) but the names of the medieval Lithuanian leaders and their wives are also common (Vytautas, Gediminas, Mindaugas, Birutė). Moreover, some ordinary words are today us...
(historical) A medieval gold coin of England in the 14th and 15th centuries, usually valued at 6s 8d. Humble Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage. THy humble nest built on the ground. Noble Having honorable quali...
Key: The fact indicates that the knight represents a real knight and the ideal of a medieval Christian man-at- arms.2What does the clothes he wears indicate?Key: The knight wears a fustian tunic stained and dark with smudges, which indicates that he has recently returned from an expedition...
It will serve little purpose to begin rhyming off comparative statistics and law-codes, although such things should be taken into account if we are to gain a proper and more complete perspective. The main point is that the West should have known, and, in its soul, did know, that slavery...