Pessimists often compare today's troubled America to a tottering late Rome or an insolvent and descending British Empire. But medieval Europe (roughly A.D. 500 to 1450) is the more apt comparison ...

From the fall of Rome to the dawn of the Renaissance, the Middle Ages was an era of history that encompassed massive social change. A time of international warfare, national rebellion, devastating ...

Death in the Middle Ages wasn’t just an end – it was a constant presence and a deeply spiritual journey. In this video, we explore how medieval people understood death, from last rites and ...

Then they became the monster of the Middle Ages. ... reaching a wide audience thanks to the growing popularity of pilgrimages to Rome and Compostela, Spain. Both places saw ... walking around ...

In the Middle Ages, the appearance of the hill had changed significantly as it lost the sacred character it had in pagan times; in fact, even the Senate was located there in the 12th century, and two ...

The Middle Ages. Episode 103 | 58m 39s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Europe spent 1000 years in its Middle Ages after Rome fell and rebounded Around A.D. 1000. Aired 10/01/2022 | Expires 10/01 ...

Art of Europe’s “Age of Faith”: Romanesque, Gothic, Byzantine, Moorish, and even Viking. After Rome fell, Europe spent a thousand years in its Middle Ages. Its art shows how the light of ...