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The Middle Ages Still Rule!

Back in January, I wrote a blog post about the medieval era in general and the fact that it suffers as a time overshadowed by the Renaissance, a period of flowering humanism and artistic and cultural progress. I have nothing against the Renaissance, folks, but I am regularly surprised and delighted that the Middle Ages

Top Ten Films About the Middle Ages (Part One)

OK, quick! What are your top ten movies about the Middle Ages? What, nobody responding? Can’t think of ten movies about the Middle Ages? How many can you think of, then? Making my own top 10 list was challenging: there was a whole list of titles crowding the entrance. When I applied rules, there were