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MAPS OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE
See Europe as it was in medieval times
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HOW CHILDREN LIVE … IN MEDIEVAL TIMES
by Teri Brown
Meet a young boy training to be a knight, and hear what his
life at the castle with his older sister is like
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TO BE A BOY KING
by Kimberly Onines
Think being a member of the royal family is easy? Read about
the dangerous lives of the youngest kings in England and decide
for yourself
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DOCTORS, DISEASES AND MEDIEVAL CURES
by Megan Dixon
Medicine in the Middle Ages was very different to what we are
used to today. Find out what happened if you got sick and how
doctors would attempt to "cure" diseases.
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PHANTOM WITHOUT MERCY
by Faith Byrnie
Follow the Black Plague as it travels from Asia to Europe and
unravel the mysteries behind the spread of the plague
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SEARCHING FOR KNOWLEDGE
by Anne
Johnson
A short story about plague in the French town of Avignon and
the famous doctor, Guy de Chauliac, whose textbook on the plague
helped medicine in the future
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ENGLISH: AN OLD AND NEW LANGUAGE
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Ellen Jansen
Learn about the different forms of English used throughout medieval
Europe and the dramatic transformation of the language from
the beginning of the Middle Ages to today
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ROBIN HOOD - FACT OR FICTION?
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Teri Brown
He steals from the rich and gives to the poor. Find out if Robin
Hood and his Merry Men were real people or just a legend
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INTERVIEW
WITH A MODERN DAY CHAIN MAIL ARTISAN
by Maia Crowell
Chain mail was the most popular form of armor worn by medieval
knights. Hear a modern day chain mail artisan talk about how
and why he creates chain mail today
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HOW TO STORM A CASTLE
by Charles
Brown
While slaying dragons and rescuing princesses are the work of
fairy tale knights, real knights had to prove themselves at
a far more difficult task – attacking the medieval castle
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MEDIEVAL JOB MARKET
by Christina
Hamlett
Peasants, nobility and merchants - find out what each
of these groups actually did for work
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PLENTY
OF PLENTY: GARDENS IN MEDIEVAL TIMES
by Cynthia Rothschild
Discover the world of gardens in the Middle Ages and the purpose
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MEDIEVAL FASHION
by Karen Bernardo
People in the Middle Ages were just as concerned about being
fashionable as people today - see what they wore and the reasons
behind it
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MEDIEVAL CHRISTMAS CUSTOMS AND CELEBRATIONS
by Anne Adeney
Did you know that many of the Christmas customs in the modern
world have their origins in medieval times? Read about which
ones have survived through the ages and which have faded away
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ELEANOR OF AQUITAINE
by Melinda
Rothouse
She was one of the most powerful women in the Middle Ages and
was a queen of both England and France. Meet Eleanor and learn
about her fascinating life and the impact she had on history
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THE PROOFS OF ST. THOMAS AQUINAS
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Bill Labrie
Thomas Aquinas was one of the first philosophers to use the
rules of reason to try to prove the existence of God. Go through
each of his five proofs and decide if he makes the case
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