Among other things, they were expected to keep peace and order throughout the land, using force if necessary, fight foreign ...

Medieval Europe’s diverse regional cultures were balanced by a conscious attempt to create a unified view of the world that embraced religious and social ideals, Latin and vernacular literature, and ...

Hosted by the Medieval Institute at Western Michigan University, the International Congress on Medieval Studies is an annual gathering of thousands of scholars interested in medieval studies. The ...

In the early 13th century, the warrior aristocracy of Christian Europe bound its ruling monarchs to a structured ... (literally "tent government") in medieval Japan. The samurai were a class ...