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Creepy, spooky, and scary stories for kids are many children's favorite kinds of books to read. If your readers love a good jolt of adrenaline, these scary stories will give readers a spooky and ...
Pernoud — for whom the term “obscurantism,” generally associated with the Middle Ages, applies much more to the Renaissance and the centuries that followed — demonstrates with her talent ...
So you want to live like you’re from the Middle Ages? Well, maybe that’s not a common aspiration, but nevertheless, it’s a subject that’s become Olivia M. Swarthout’s expertise ...
In the Middle Ages, disability was often viewed as punishment for sin or some sort of penance, but the treatment received by Individual 2399, as well as his burial spot on a high hill under the ...
Taking shape in the Middle Ages In the Middle Ages, these fearsome monsters were adopted from antiquity and adapted to fit the mindset of the time. In A.D. 313, the Edict of Milan established ...
What the Middle Ages can teach us about humanity and faith Historian Mark Gregory Pegg’s book ‘Beatrice’s Last Smile’ offers a new look at the historical period through its people and ...
Christmas in the Middle Ages was a religious festival rather than a secular holiday, and as such it was considered less significant than Easter.