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The social structure of medieval Western Europe (c. 10th–13th centuries) is often described through the framework of feudal relationships and landholding systems that linked rulers, nobles, and rural communities. In this model, political...

Artist's impression of farmers working a field in medieval England, with a castle in the background. Created by Amplitude Studios for the video game Humankind.

Great Chalfield Manor, rebuilt 1465-80 CE. Wiltshire, U.K.

The Wars of the Roses (1455-1487 CE) was a dynastic conflict where the nobility and monarchs of England intermittently battled for supremacy over a period of four decades. Besides the obvious consequences of Lancastrian and Yorkist kings...

Knights were the most-feared and best-protected warriors on the medieval battlefield, while off it, they were amongst the most fashionably dressed and best-mannered members of society. To reach this elevated position, however, became more...

The Peasants' Revolt, also known as the Great Revolt, was a largely unsuccessful popular uprising in England in June 1381. The rebellion's leaders included Wat Tyler and they wanted massive social changes which included a removal of the poll...

Europe is a continent forming the westernmost part of the land mass of Eurasia and comprised of 49 sovereign states. Its name may come from the Greek myth of Europa, but human habitation of the region predates that tale, going back over 150,000...

King John of England (aka John Lackland) ruled from 1199 to 1216 CE and he has gone down in history as one of the very worst of English kings, both for his character and his failures. He lost the Angevin-Plantagenet lands in France and so...

The Merovingians (c. 481–751 CE) were a Frankish dynasty that rose to prominence in the late 5th century CE, unifying diverse Frankish tribes across regions that now include France, western Germany, the Low Countries, Switzerland, and parts...

Rochester Castle, Kent, England, which was built from the late 11th-12th century CE and which has one of the best-preserved tower keeps anywhere.