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Europe in the Middle Ages episode 4 - Cities and Cathedrals

Europe in the Middle Ages episode 4 – Cities and Cathedrals

Europe in the Middle Ages episode 4 – Cities and Cathedrals: Historians considered for a long time the picturesque maze of alleyways in medieval towns to be construction planning gone haywire. New research reveals the surprising fact that many mediaeval towns were conceived on the drawing board by urban planners who were well versed in geometry, for the towns grew […]

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Europe in the Middle Ages episode 3 - Peasants and Nobles

Europe in the Middle Ages episode 3 – Peasants and Nobles

Europe in the Middle Ages episode 3 – Peasants and Nobles: Most of the population in the Middle Ages lived on the land – a silent, suffering majority, who as serfs had to do soccage service and pay taxes to the ruling noblemen and were repeatedly exposed to famine and violent conflicts.     Fear of bears, wolves and demons

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Europe in the Middle Ages episode 2 - Monks and Heretics

Europe in the Middle Ages episode 2 – Monks and Heretics

Europe in the Middle Ages episode 2 – Monks and Heretics: As centres of missionary activity and science, monasteries made an important contribution to progress. Here, not only theology was taught and studied, but medicine, mathematics, astronomy, law and philosophy as well.     With the translation of the ancient scripts into Latin, this knowledge was introduced to the western

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