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Medieval History Features from the Year 1998

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11/24/98 - Medieval Gifts Online
Delight a history buff or draw someone into the marvelous world of medieval history.

11/14/98 - The Liz Quiz
Test your knowledge of Queen Elizabeth I in this quick quiz by your Guide.

10/26/98 - Book Review: Fortune is a River
Take a break for a review of Roger Masters' intriguing book.

10/01/98 - What Made Charles So Great? Part 2
More about Charlemagne and his legacy.

09/15/98 - What Made Charles So Great? Part 1
Why Charlemagne was such a great leader.

08/21/98 - Book Review: Uppity Women of Medieval Times
Take a break for this review of Vicki León's amusing and informative book.

08/09/98 - Conflagration: The Peasants' Revolt, Part 4
The Ashes of Justice: the outcome of the revolt and the ultimate fate of the rebels.

07/31/98 - Conflagration: The Peasants' Revolt, Part 3
The Flames Consume Reason: the actions of the rebels in the capital.

07/24/98 - Conflagration: The Peasants' Revolt, Part 2
A Spark Ignites the Blaze: the events that triggered the revolt and its immediate effects.

07/17/98 - Conflagration: The Peasants' Revolt, Part 1
The Fire is Laid: the circumstances that led to the revolt.

07/10/98 - Knight Life Issue #6
The Castle through the Ages.

07/03/98 - Back-in-Time Survey Results
The final tally on those historical figures we'd journey back in time to meet.

06/26/98 - Knight Life Issue #5
A Castle in the Background.

06/18/98 - Medieval Clip Art
Free, original art by your Guide.

05/12/98 - Knight Life Issue #4
How the Joust was run.

05/05/98 - Knight Life Issue #3
The Tournament: From Deadly Fray to Delightful Fair.

04/28/98 - The Original Renaissance Man
Your Guide's take on one of the most extraordinary men of all time.

04/28/98 - Survey Responses
The latest responses, plus who your Guide would like to meet on a trip into history.

04/20/98 - The Back-in-Time Survey
If you could go back in time to any point in medieval history...

04/14/98 - The Great Mortality: Part Three
Life in Europe after the plague and the ultimate changes wrought by the Black Death.

04/04/98 - The Great Mortality: Part Two
Living with death during the plague.

03/26/98 - The Great Mortality: Part One
What was the Black Death, and why should we study it?

03/13/98 - Knight Life Issue #2
The Origins of Knighthood in Europe.

03/05/98 - Knight Life Issue #1
Defining the Knight.

03/05/98 - Introducing... Knight Life
A new semi-regular feature about -- what else? -- the medieval knight.

02/11/98 - Literature to be Lived
How courtly love affected life in the middle ages.

02/03/98 - Love Blossoms
The origins of courtly love.

01/26/98 - Chains
Slavery in the middle ages.

01/16/98 - Why Bother with Beowulf?
Medieval literature provides a gateway to our past.

01/07/98 - The Keepers of Knowledge
How knowledge and learning survived in the middle ages.

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