About Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery.
Norwegian family finds Viking-era relics while looking for earring
... Experts knew there had been settlements on the island dating back hundreds of years, but evidence only went back to the Middle Ages...
Historic Ukrainian sites in Kyiv and Lviv added to UN danger list
... The city was founded in the Middle Ages and has maintained much of its architectural and cultural heritage as an administrative, religious and commercial centre from the 13th to the 20th centuries...
Loch Ness Monster: Hundreds to join huge search for Nessie
... The legend of Nessie dates back to the Middle Ages when Irish monk St Columba is said to have encountered a beast in the Ness, a river that flows from Loch Ness...
Brecon Beacons: What do people think of the national park's new name?
... Brycheiniog - named after 5th Century King Brychan - was an independent kingdom in the early Middle Ages, and its borders roughly match those of the national park today...
Brecon Beacons: Park to use Welsh name Bannau Brycheiniog
... Brycheiniog - named after 5th Century King Brychan - was an independent kingdom in the early Middle Ages, and its borders roughly match those of the national park today...
Ex-Pope Benedict's failing health presents difficult decisions for Vatican
... Even the Middle Ages do not provide a template, because when Gregory XII resigned in 1415 his aim was to bring an end to years of division involving rival challengers to the papacy...
Camilla scraps ladies-in-waiting in modernising move
... Replacing the role of lady-in-waiting will end a feature of court life going back to the Middle Ages, with such close personal helpers of a Queen often coming from aristocratic families and, over the centuries, sometimes caught up in court intrigue...
Lying-in-state: The dazzling crown resting on top of the Queen's coffin
... She says historically, right back to the Middle Ages, crowns were viewed as expressions of wealth and status...
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