Demography is a particularly murky corner of early medieval history, but we know that between 500 and 1000 there was a trend ...

The Lough Kinale Book Shrine was discovered in an Irish lake in 1986. National Museum of Ireland In the early Middle Ages, Irish monks transported an important collection of texts to continental ...

From Roman rule to the Renaissance: overview and timeline -- In the service of God -- Loyal men and true -- To the manor born -- Of towns and tradesmen -- Essays. Monastic life -- In God's name: the ...

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Beneath the shadow of castles and cathedrals medieval Europe was far from primitive this is the story of how science art and ...