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Explore the achievements and challenges in the Middle Ages. From knights and castles to intriguing Conquerors throughout Medieval History.
As the Mongol Empire entered into serious decline across much of Eurasia, there was one major effort to reunite Genghis Khan’s former empire under Tamerlane.
Nordic or Scottish? For the residents of Shetland, the nearest train station is in Bergen, Norway. In Orkney, they speak Norn, derived from Old Norse.
Pope Clement V’s decision to give in to the demands of King Philip IV led to the betrayal and destruction of the Knights Templar.
In medieval England, the line between the natural and supernatural was not defined. The weird, wonderful, and unexplained were ever-present.
The Medieval-Era Great Seljuk Empire, formed by steppe nomadic Turks, came to dominate key cities throughout Central Asia and the Middle East.
In 958, the Byzantine Empire crushed the Hamdanid forces at Raban, ending Sayf al-Dawla’s reign and his long-standing threat.
What made people in medieval Europe laugh? Does humor translate if taken out of its time? Discover some Renaissance and Medieval jokes.
Despite the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 CE, Justinian I made a concerted effort to save the city in the 6th century.