Essays on Medieval Europe

During the middle ages every building was built with the main idea of protection all they wanted was strong protected buildings. Architecture back than wasn’t very welcoming in fact it looked like the complete opposite, castles looked dangerous and powerful. Around this owned estate there usually were walls protecting all the people inside. Like other...

The Middle Ages were the time after the Fall of Rome which occurred in 476 CE and before the renaissance period that began in the 14th century. Evidently, the name ‘middle’ ages refers to the fact that it is the time in the middle of the other two time periods. At the time, the Christian...

Piracy, from the beginning of the time, has been a controversial subject historian considered regarding whether the law should be applied to pirates in case of capture, treatment and punishment. Gentilli highlights on areas of ethics, directly and indirectly, to argue if pirates are selfish sea bandits or if they are rebels who did not...

The Scientific Revolution was a major turning point in European history and set the tone for how things in the society we live in today are still done. The scientific revolution began with Nicolaus Copernicus’ theory along with the rediscovery of ancient Greek atomism in the early fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The seventeenth century is...

Life (which was short) in the Middle Ages was violent and hard, however in did include creativity in the arts, stability and peace. The upper part of the feudal system were able to afford fresh food such as eggs, meat, beans, bread, cheese and bacon, etc. All classes drank ale or beer and milk. The...

The scientific revolution had a very large impact on the advancement of the way people thought about things and the way they examined and viewed the world. Without the scientific revolution we may not have been able to experiment and observe the world the way we do now; instead, blindly trusting in opinions and traditional...

16th century England was once dominated by tyrannical rulers, and its subjects longed for a just ruler to guide their country in a positive direction. Unfortunately, it seemed as though England could not escape these oppressive monarchs. King Henry VIII was one such ruler. He is most famous for the way he bent the rules...

In the beginning of the Middle Ages (c. 450) in Western Europe, music began in a monophonic texture and mostly liturgical in nature. It contained only the Latin language and was not distributed to outside communities. The pitch range was narrow and Medieval style vocals were detached from emotion. Music was used in a religious...

The Ground-Shaking Discoveries of Anton von Leeuwenhoek Abstract This dissertation explains the importance of the microscope, as long as Anton von Leeuwenhoek, a self-taught scientist, who will bring major impact with his studies. The topic was chosen as relevant to scientific revolution. This dissertation evaluates the technological advancement of Leeuwenhoek, a prodigy to science. A...

What sorts of crimes were common in the middle ages? During the medieval times, crimes were often committed due to the horrible hierarchy system; nearly 90% of all crimes were either theft, murder or assault. Crimes were easily committed as you can be pulled up for anything such as not working hard enough or even...