Strictly speaking, feudalism was a set of legal and military customs, bound and governed by loyalty, in medieval Europe. ... In return, each lord promised to supply the monarch with knights and arms in times of war. ... Feudalism had one enormous effect on medieval society and ultimately the politics of today. ...
Starting with the medieval Islamic kingdoms of Africa some of these oral chronicles were recorded in Arabic, and sub-Saharan Africa developed its own written histories. ... Tacitus followed more or less the pattern of Thucydides but with a brooding moral interest in the decay of Roman society. 6 Medieval Historiography The concern with separating fact from fiction and legend often disappeared in medieval historiography. Medieval works tended to divide into two types of histories. ... Among the better medieval histories was Bede's Ecclesiastical History, an early model in a bran...
In Medieval Times, Tapestries were one of the most important forms of artistic expressions. ... The oldest surviving set of medieval tapestries is the Apocalypse of Angers, made in 1379 from a Parisian weaver. ... All his tapestry designs were inspired by Flemish examples from the medieval period. ...
I almost got run over three times. ... On our way to Paris, we learned (from the announcements made on the train) that France is the land of mysterious prehistoric caves and Celtic monoliths, Roman ruins, medieval fortresses and Renaissance castles. ...
