Women in the Middle Ages in Europe occupied a number of different social roles. Women held the positions of wife, mother, peasant, artisan, and nun, as...

During the Middle Ages in Europe, lifelong spinsters came from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds, though elite women were less likely to be single...

social decline in individuals as they age. This time span is generally referred to as "middle age" and can be defined as the time of ages about 40–45 to...

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted approximately from 500 AD to 1500, although some...

The late Middle Ages or late medieval period was the period of European history lasting from AD 1300 to 1500. The late Middle Ages followed the High Middle...

Horses in the Middle Ages differed in size, build and breed from the modern horse, and were, on average, smaller. They were also more central to society...

England in the Middle Ages concerns the history of England during the medieval period, from the end of the 5th century through to the start of the early...

Midwifery in the Middle Ages impacted women's work and health prior to the professionalization of medicine. During the Middle Ages in Western Europe,...

Spain in the Middle Ages is a period in the history of Spain that began in the 5th century following the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ended with...

The history of Italy in the Middle Ages can be roughly defined as the time between the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and the Italian Renaissance...

Representations of the Middle Ages frequently occur in cultural media, from literature, drama, and film to comics, reenactment, and video games. Examples...

available in Europe and beyond during the Middle Ages (that is, the one thousand years from the fall of the Western Roman Empire ca. AD 500 to the beginning...

world during the Middle Ages. The location of Paris was an important factor in its growth and strategic importance during the Middle Ages. Due to its position...

the Middle Ages, 500–1250. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-81539-0. Curta, Florin (2019). Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages (500-1300)...

The history of England during the Late Middle Ages covers from the thirteenth century, the end of the Angevins, and the accession of Henry III – considered...

The Dark Ages is a term for the Early Middle Ages (c. 5th–10th centuries), or occasionally the entire Middle Ages (c. 5th–15th centuries), in Western...

The history of Ethiopia in the Middle Ages roughly spans the period from the decline of the Kingdom of Aksum in the 7th century to the Gondarine period...

Scotland in the Middle Ages concerns the history of Scotland from the departure of the Romans to the adoption of major aspects of the Renaissance in the early...

of Cyprus. Cambridge. History of Cyprus - Middle Ages by Cypriot Government Archived 1 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine Jenkins, Romilly James Heald...

television. The Middle Ages: A Graphic History. London: Icon Books. 2021. ISBN 9781785785917. The Once and Future Sex: Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society...

Wales in the Middle Ages covers the history of the country that is now called Wales, from the departure of the Romans in the early fifth century to the annexation...

kingdoms in the early Middle Ages, i.e. between the end of Roman authority in southern and central Britain from around 400 AD and the rise of the kingdom...

Scotland in the late Middle Ages, between the deaths of Alexander III in 1286 and James IV in 1513, established its independence from England under figures...

others being positioned as trusted political advisors. Slavery in the Early Middle Ages (500–1000) was initially a continuation of earlier Roman practices...

prominent in the public sphere and continue to dominate conceptions about the Middle Ages as a whole. A prominent misconception is related to the Dark Ages itself...

In the history of England, the High Middle Ages spanned the period from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the death of King John, considered by some historians...

The High Middle Ages of Scotland encompass Scotland in the era between the death of Domnall II in 900 AD and the death of King Alexander III in 1286,...

in the Middle Ages is the social organisation of what is now Scotland between the departure of the Romans from Britain in the fifth century and the establishment...

of sexuality in the Middle Ages as it was kept hidden. Medieval women allowed their hair to grow throughout their lives. Married women would have kept...

meaning) used in the Middle Ages, which had originated with the Bible commentators of the early Christian era. The first is simply the literal interpretation...