High Middle Ages
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Medieval Mystery and Miracle Plays
Medieval mystery and miracle plays began as serious church performances and developed into colorful and theatrical spectacles involving the whole community. more...
The gardens of a medieval monastery could be a supply of food, herbs, medicine and also served as a spiritual retreat. more...
Monastic communities thrived in medieval times. But a cloistered life wasn't for everyone. Some people chose to live as hermits or preachers in the community. more...
A craftsman could begin the building of a medieval cathedral and even that man's grandson wouldn't see it finished. Who was involved in a cathedral's construction? more...
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Edward 1 and Crown Jewels Robbery
By: Kathryn Burton
In 1303, a criminal gang broke into the vault of Westminster Abbey and stole as much as they could take of the English Crown Jewels, while Edward 1 was fighting the Scots more...
A Viking woman was never to be trifled with, as her own story tells. If Sigrid the Haughty, a Queen of Sweden, put her mind to something, nothing could stand in her way more...
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