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Explore the achievements and challenges in the Middle Ages. From knights and castles to intriguing Conquerors throughout Medieval History.
Discover the dramatic story of the Plantagenet Dynasty—shaped by conquests, court intrigue, and ultimate collapse.
Discover how the mighty Saladin managed to recapture Jerusalem from the Crusader states and defend Egypt and the Holy Land from the Third Crusade.
The Knights Hospitallers were a militant holy order that tended to the sick and protected pilgrims as they traveled in the Holy Land.
In 1066, the Normans, under the leadership of William, Duke of Normandy, invaded England to secure the throne, bringing about permanent changes to the island kingdom.
In the Middle Ages, the Pope encouraged European monarchs to wrest the Holy Land away from the Muslims. These religious wars also changed Medieval Europe.
In the High Middle Ages, several monastic orders were established in an attempt to reform European monasticism.
From the Medieval Period to the Modern Era, Ethiopian rulers rooted their legitimacy in claims of descent from the biblical King Solomon.
The 12th century introduced remarkable changes to Western Europe that helped define the region’s culture to the present day.