American Civil War – The Basics
Here will be the basic major facts about the American Civil War.Continue Reading
Lord’s Manor in the Middle Ages
Manor is among the most important things in Medieval economy of France and England, but this word is usually misunderstood. What is it? Maybe it is a lord’s house? Not at all. A plot of land given to somebody? Partially, but not exactly. So, manor is an agricultural land belongingContinue Reading
Arrival of the Normans in Italy
Why did they go so far? And what did they achieve?Continue Reading
Monks and Monasteries in the Middle Ages
Secrets from the life of religious orders!Continue Reading
Law and Order in Medieval Europe
How was it maintained? And what could a ctiminal expect?Continue Reading
Baltic piracy
Pirates were active even in the Northern EUrope, and even in the times of knights! And here’s how.Continue Reading
The Pope in Middle Ages
What was the role of the Catholic leader in that period?Continue Reading
Varangian Guard – Northern Warriors of the Byzantine
Miklagard – you know this word? And for so many Swedish and Rus (who also had Swedish roots) young men there was probably no word more pleasant than this. Miklagard, Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire – why did it become so desired for warriors from the far north? AsContinue Reading