Medieval Era
From Weapons and Armour to Kings and Queens and all things in-between!
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/henry-of-bracton
31st Jul 2021 - Henry of Bracton was considered on of the finest legal minds of early Medieval England. His date of birth is obscured. His career in Law is better kno …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-dictum-of-kenilworth
31st Jul 2021 - This Document was devised in 1264 A.D. - as England's King Henry III attempt to defuse and end The Baron's War. The conflict was aimed at his “d …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/tunnage-and-poundage-system
31st Jul 2021 - Another form of Medieval taxation, Tunnage was an imposed fee on wine exports into England. The fees were aimed squarely at King Henry I. During The H …
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31st Jul 2021 - Developing from The Medieval Baronal Court Systems, The Leet Court was designed to deal with smaller Petty crimes. Administered by a Baronal Steward, …
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31st Jul 2021 - Born in 1400 A.D. In Florence, Italy – Fra. Angelico (aka Guido de Pietro), is considered the first transitional painter who led Art from The Mi …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/constance
31st Jul 2021 - Born in 1154 in Sicily (Italy), Constance was the Daughter of King Roger II. Having no male Heirs, she was Heiress to The Kingdom of Sicily. She was m …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/yeoman
31st Jul 2021 - Seen in The Middle Ages, a Yeoman was a young man who was attendant to a Royal or Noble Household. They served in different manners. As such, Yeoman w …
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31st Jul 2021 - Cahors Cathedral is located in Cahors, France (Pyrenees). A “transitional” Church between late Romanesque and early Gothic building styles …
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31st Jul 2021 - The Councils of Toledo were 18 Church Councils formed in the Spanish City of Toledo. Staring in the 4th Century A.D. And extending into the 7th Centur …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/blanche-of-castile
31st Jul 2021 - Blanche was born in 1188 A.D. In Castile, Spain. Daughter of King Alfonso VIII – she would later become the wife of King Louis VIII of France an …
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31st Jul 2021 - Located in Lombardy, Northern Italy – Cremona Cathedral's construction began in 1107 A.D. Completed in 1170, the Bell Tower is considered one of …
https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/royal-household
31st Jul 2021 - The Royal Household in The Middle Ages was meant to be those persons appointed by a King or Queen to perform specific duties (often involving direct c …
