When knights and castles served kings and queens, a feudal system employed peasants and vassals. Uneducated people used art to learn stories they could not read for themselves. This collection is about life in the Middle Ages.
Joan leads the French to victory at Orleans, even though she is wounded in battle.
Burns follows Wycliffe; both his body and his books are burned.
John Wycliffe translates the Bible into English, but Oxford expels him as his writings become more radical.
Through the massacre of the Muslims, the Latin/Frankish Kingdom of Jerusalem is born.
In an unjust trial, the revolting peasants are found guilty and put to death.
Knights had to worry about enemies of the King, fighting in battle, and jousting.
Despite the First Amendment, some still try to destroy what they do not understand or believe in.
People learn Bible stories from looking at the miniatures.
Life changes after the plague: social and economic values change, art becomes more morbid, peasant uprisings increase and church authority lessens.
Look into the life of those who live in the middle ages through pictures and links.
These two chapters reveal resources about the life and times of Joan
A monk named Theophilus documents the process of making colored glass and stained glass windows.
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