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In early medieval Italy, people dug canals and drained wetlands not just to farm new land, but also to manage flooding and ...
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Malmesbury’s Killer Monk
He was a monk – but far from holy. In this video, we uncover the shocking story of the so-called "Gangster Monk" of Malmesbury, a man of the cloth who turned to violence, intimidation, and even mass ...
The concept of loyalty, which is fidelity and absolute faith in an ideal, a set of objectives, or fanatical attachment or ...
Bannerlord is a sandbox action-RPG strategy hybrid that takes players on a journey into a fictional world of up-close and personal medieval combat on a huge scale - bigger, bloodier and more intense ...
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The Rule of St. Augustine offered monks a firm structure for their daily lives of work and prayer, even before the mendicant ...
Is loneliness a modern epidemic as we are so often told? Did people in the past suffer similar feelings of isolation?
Some left writers have argued that contemporary capitalism is mutating into a form of “neofeudalism” as tech barons run amok.
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Medieval Polygamy: Who Practiced It and Why?
Polygamy played a nuanced role in medieval society, shaped by religion, politics, and culture. In this video, we look at how it functioned across different regions, why it was embraced by some and ...
and medical writings - we will explore how medieval societies conceptualised the natural world and reacted to challenges. In doing so, we will also engage with modern scholarly perspectives, ...