Many people used to fear the Inquisition in the Middle Ages. They did not express remorse or offer deals to anyone that they were investigating for they felt that they were on a mission from God and were created in order to seek out those that committed Heresy in regards to the Catholic church. There … Read more

Historians often divide the whole medieval ages in three distinct periods, the Early Middle Ages, the High Middle Ages and the Late Middle Ages. The period of early middle ages is considered to begin just after the collapse of Roman Empire from 5th century to 10th century. According to historians, the period around 11th, 12th … Read more

During the Middle Ages, Franks conquered the West Germanic Tribes after the fall of Roman Empire. The Frankish Empire of Germany was divided in 843 among the heirs of Charlemagne. In 962, Otto I became the first emperor of the Holy Roman Empire which established itself as an important political force of Medieval Europe. Unification … Read more

History of France The name of France is derived from a medieval tribe called the Franks.  A 15 year old boy with the name of Clovis became leader of his small Frankish tribe in 481. He began killing the other members of his family to reduce the number of competitors for the authority. He then … Read more

In the middle ages, land was known as fief. The Lord or the king in exchange of services gave fief to him, and this was known as the medieval feudalism or the feudal system. This concept involved the provision of land (fief) for military services. The fief came with labor from peasants who were supposed … Read more

In order to attain security after the fall of the Roman Empire, against Germanic barbarians, Islamic invaders, and pagan enemies, European kingdoms gradually accepted the customs of feudalism. The feudalistic set up of European Middle Ages was also strengthened by the emergence of Christian religious revolutions. Historians often describe feudalism as the military and judicial … Read more

Fashion in the Middle Ages was determined by the social class people were belonging to. Medieval England was influenced and ideas from France, Spain and Italy. During the Middle Ages, the people wore clothes that were influenced by the styles of clothing that was worn by the kings and queens of the kingdom. As with … Read more

England in the middle ages was faced by losses and triumphs. For England like the rest of Europ, the middle ages was a time of significant social changes, growing nationalism, international war, devastating natural disasters, infighting and rebellion  as well as renaissance.  Following the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th century, Emperor Honorius … Read more

In European history, the period from 400s AD until 900s AD was known as the Early Middle Ages.  The Early Middle Ages Period followed the fall of the Roman Empire.  After the Early Middle Ages came the Middle Medieval period, or what was known as the High Middle Ages.  The High Middle Ages lasted from … Read more

Dancing in the middle ages was a very reserved practice as the church played an important role in the middle ages and did not approve of dancing. Eventually the church did approve and some dancing was implemented in some of the religious sermons. Instruments used while dancing was mainly drums and background lute, accompanied by … Read more