Medieval Era
From Weapons and Armour to Kings and Queens and all things in-between!
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31st Jul 2021 - The Waldensians were a heretical sect that were made up of followers of Peter Waldo. Waldo had been a wealthy Merchant in Lyons, France – who af …
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31st Jul 2021 - Located in Lombardy, Italy, Rotonda de Tome was dedicated to St. Thomas (The Apostle), in the 12th Century. Possible built on a much older foundation …
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31st Jul 2021 - Located in Burwell, Lincolnshire, England, St. Michael's dates back to the Norman Conquest Period (12th Century). It was a Benedictine Priory. The cur …
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31st Jul 2021 - These Medieval Laws were possibly developed from similar regulations imposed by Rome on it's people. In short, the rules were simple. A King or Queen …
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31st Jul 2021 - Founded in Aragon (Spain) around 1410, The Order was designed as a “fighting” Unit to combat The Moors (during the late Reconquest Period) …
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31st Jul 2021 - Born 9 months (1486) into the marriage of his father King VII (England) – and his mother, Elizabeth of York – the Union was seen not only …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/salic-law
31st Jul 2021 - Originally a Germanic Legal Code for the governance of Salian Franks, The Salic Law was a Codified 8th Century A.D. Document which set forth the punis …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/burgess
31st Jul 2021 - Normally drawn form the “Common” Citizenry, a Burgess served as a form of local “Parliamentarian” Government. Formed around th …
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31st Jul 2021 - A Baroness was a Noble Lady who – by marriage, wed a Titled Baron. Her Title, “Baroness” could also be held if she was the last surv …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/ritter
31st Jul 2021 - From early The Early Middle Ages (Germany), a “Ritter” was a Knight or Mounted Warrior. Possibly deriving from the Germanic word “Ri …
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31st Jul 2021 - Artisans, Craftsmen, Merchants and other professionals that formed groups of like skills (and fostered trade and services), were known as Guilds. Alth …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/christine-de-pisan
31st Jul 2021 - Christine de Pisan was unique for a woman of The Middle Ages. Born in 1364 (Venice, Italy), she was Daughter to The Court Astrologist to King Charles …
