anti-semitism
Antisemitism (also spelled anti-Semitism or anti-semitism) is hostility, prejudice, or discrimination against Jews. A person who holds such positions is called an antisemite. Antisemitism is widely considered to be a form of racism
guild
a medieval association of craftsmen or merchants, often having considerable power.
habeas corpus
a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
inquisition
Interrogation
interdict
not directly caused by or resulting from something
investiture
the action of formally investing a person with honors or rank.I
parliament
British Government
siege
Military barricade
theology
the study of the nature of God and religious belief.
urban
historical nature of cities and towns, and the process of urbanization.
Thomas Aquinas
Thomas Aquinas (1224-1274) is one of the towering figures in Western philosophy and theology, so great that he is even called the "angelic Doctor" by the Roman Catholic Church.
Black Death/Plague
Black Death: The Medieval black plague that ravaged Europe and killed a third of its population. It was due to the plague which is caused by a bacterium (Yersinia pestis) transmitted to humans from infected rats by the oriental rat flea.
Charlemagne
Charlemagne also known as Charles the Great (Latin: Carolus or Karolus Magnus) or Charles I (Frankish: *Karl), was King of the Franks.
Chaucer
Chaucer, Geoffrey. Pronunciation: /?t???s?/ (Circa 1342-1400), English poet. His most famous work, the Canterbury Tales (circa 1387-1400), is a cycle of linked tales told by a group of pilgrims
Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire (Latin: Sacrum Romanum Imperium) was a multi-ethnic complex of territories in central Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806.
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc definition. A French military leader of the fifteenth century, a national heroine who at the age of seventeen took up arms to establish the rightful king on the French throne. She claimed to have heard God speak to her in voices.
Magna Carta
a charter of liberties to which the English barons forced King John to give his assent in June 1215 at Runnymede.
Pope Urban II
William the Conqueror definition. The duke of Normandy, a province of France, and the leader of the Norman Conquest of England. He defeated the English forces at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and became the first Norman king of England.
William
King of England
Henry II
Henry FitzEmpress or Henry Plantagenet, ruled as Count of Anjou, Count of Maine, Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Count of Nantes, King of England (1154-89) and Lord of Ireland; at various times, he also controlled Wales
Richard the Lionheart
Richard the Lionheart - son of Henry II and King of England from 1189 to 1199; a leader of the Third Crusade
King
Henry II; King of England from 1199 to 1216; succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother Richard I; lost his French possessions; in 1215 John was compelled by the barons to sign the Magna Carta (1167-1216) Synonyms: John, John Lackland Example of:
Edward I
Edward I (17/18 June 1239 - 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots (Latin: Malleus Scotorum), was King of England from 1272 to 1307.
Isabella of Castile
Isabella the Catholic." 1451-1504. Queen of Castile and L�on
Ferdinand of Aragon
The king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as one country; they instituted
Louis IX
Louis IX (25 April 1214 - 25 August 1270), commonly known as Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 until his death.
Philip IV
Philip IV (April-June 1268 - 29 November 1314), called the Fair (French: Philippe le Bel, Basque: Filipe Ederra) or the Iron King (French: le Roi de fer), was King of France from 1285 until his death.