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sheriff4/28/2011Zachary Phillips
  Q: i am amrit and i am in Gr.4 and we have roles from medieval times and i am a sheriff, so i need to ...
  A: Depending upon what time period you are speaking of, as well as what country when you talk ...
Malaria during the crusades1/26/2011Deborah Durham
  Q: "Hi, Hope you can help with this. do you know if English knights in the 12th and 13th century ...
  A: Other than the Black Death/Plague, famine/starvation, wound infection, I don't know much about the ...
Medieval Banking9/9/2010Deborah Durham
  Q: Please cite an authoritative source for the history of banking in the middle ages.
  A: Banking emerged in Medieval Europe during the latter part of the the twelfth century. Of course ...
I was researching names...3/17/2010Deborah Durham
  Q: I was researching names and came across and interesting tidbit that said the name Nell, often short ...
  A: I found no reference to the name as you described it, but I do wonder if the name may have been ...
Nomadic and European Invasion12/12/2009Marc Kamin
  Q: What can you compare about the Nomadic invasions in the ninth and tenth centuries into Europe to ...
  A: It's difficult to find similarities in the two events other than what has been mentioned. Of course, ...
Nomadic and European Invasion12/12/2009Marc Kamin
  Q: What can you compare about the Nomadic invasions in the ninth and tenth centuries into Europe to ...
  A: I'll be glad to help with your question. All of the peoples involved in these two general sets of ...
Henry V French Invasion Strategy10/27/2009Deborah Durham
  Q: undersupplied army did he take off for Calais at the end of the campaigning season? He must have ...
  A: A bit of both I think. At the start, Henry V strategy was more a raid in force rather than a one of ...
What Did They Wear?10/26/2009Deborah Durham
  Q: I was wondering, what did people in the Medieval times wear to go to bed? (For both women & men). ...
  A: Only the very wealthy would have had clothing made just for sleeping in. In general, they slept in ...
REVENGE OF NORWEGIAN KING8/3/2009Deborah Durham
  Q: A Norwegian king in the 12th century (who had previously been dethroned) revenged and punished his ...
  A: The Kings of Norway around that time were King Sverre,(1184-1202) and his descendants. There was a ...
medieval age bankers7/30/2009Deborah Durham
  Q: i have an assessment and i have to talk about a medieval banker. Do you have any info on bankers for ...
  A: What resembles what we call banking today, developed in 12th century Europe ( there was banking of ...
knights sword7/28/2009Deborah Durham
  Q: I have a sword which has Latin on the hilt which when translated means....I Long Chin mow (cut off ...
  A: It certainly is one of many fascinating aspects of the medieval period. The Spanish Inquisitions ...
knights sword7/27/2009Deborah Durham
  Q: I have a sword which has Latin on the hilt which when translated means....I Long Chin mow (cut off ...
  A: Jason, I'm not sure what your questions is. Are you asking if it was possible that the owner of the ...
medieval clothes7/27/2009Deborah Durham
  Q: i need help with medieval clothes, i looked on the internet and books but i still can't find ...
  A: Emily, I'm sorry you weren't able to find any links to medieval clothing on the web. This one on ...
knights sword7/26/2009Deborah Durham
  Q: I have a sword which has Latin on the hilt which when translated means....I Long Chin mow (cut off ...
  A: I have no references to the name Long Chin, which appears to be of Chinese origin and a common name ...
Medieval Europe Sheriff7/17/2009Deborah Durham
  Q: I have to do an assesment on a sheriff and i cant find anything to describe daily life as a sheriff ...
  A: Since a sheriff would be of higher rank than a peasant, though not quite a lord,--though some may ...
knights7/13/2009Marc Kamin
  Q: how many knights were part of the round table and is the story if king aothor true
  A: I'll be glad to help with your question. The stories about King Arthur's Court give different ...
Knights Templar3/3/2009Dr. Carl Edwin Lindgren
  Q: I've read elsewhere on the web that the Knights Templar started out as security guards for medieval ...
  A: Although in some cases, the Knights Templar may have served such a duty, the order was never ...
medieval contracts2/22/2009Dr. Carl Edwin Lindgren
  Q: If their was a contract between a lord and a knight or a lord of a manor and a serf what would be ...
  A: Occasionally, there were written contracts between kings or lords and knights. In most cases, the ...
empire2/18/2009Deborah Durham
  Q: 1. Here is my lists of world major empires: Roman, Han, Tang, Song, Ming, Venetian, Ottomon, Huns, ...
  A: Major Empires- Akkadian (c. 2350–2150 B.C.) Alexandrian (336–322 B.C.) Assyrian (c. 850–612 B.C.) ...
medievel sex tourture2/5/2009Dr. Carl Edwin Lindgren
  Q: how good crediable noblewomens sex life? was sex ever used as a tourtore method in the middle ages? ...
  A: Good evening, The following book, the best of its kind, will answer about 70 percent of your ...
history2/3/2009Dr. Carl Edwin Lindgren
  Q: What is higher than Empire?
  A: A culture or civilization is larger than an empire. However, a civilization or culture can also be ...
history1/31/2009Dr. Carl Edwin Lindgren
  Q: 1. When we want to find out which group is the most powerful, what do we measure: civilizations, ...
  A: Alas, this is one of the major problems with determining the importance of an empire or society. ...
history1/30/2009Marc Kamin
  Q: 1. Does the Mayan has an empire because under google they say they have an empire? 2. When we want ...
  A: Yes, there was a Mayan Empire that flourished around AD 800, centered in the Yucatan Peninsula of ...
Medieval History1/30/2009Dr. Carl Edwin Lindgren
  Q: When there wasn't a plauge going around how offten did a noble die? How about serfs?
  A: One of the most important events for both noble and serf was childbirth. With the joy, also came the ...
Charlemagne1/30/2009Marc Kamin
  Q: In my craft class for college we were given the task to select a subject (historically based) and ...
  A: I apologize for the delayed reply. The most important debates about Charlemagne regard his being ...
Charlemagne1/29/2009Marc Kamin
  Q: In my craft class for college we were given the task to select a subject (historically based) and ...
  A: I'll be glad to help with your question. The good news about Charlemagne is that he had a ...
Vinzgau1/25/2009Dr. Carl Edwin Lindgren
  Q: Charlemagne's wife Hildegard is said to be "OF Vinzgau." I believe that Vinzgau is a region of ...
  A: As you probably know, Hildegard was born in Aachen, Rhineland, Prussia. She is also known as ...
history1/24/2009Dr. Carl Edwin Lindgren
  Q: I guess the order of empires rank like this in history: 1. Roman Empire and British Empire 2. Han ...
  A: 1. Roman Empire and British Empire 2. Han and Tang Dynasty 3. Egyptian 4. Caliphate 5. Byzantine ...
Medieval questions1/22/2009Marc Kamin
  Q: Hi! I’m a 5th grade student at Hermann Middle School. I am doing a project on the Medieval Times. ...
  A: I'll be glad to help with your questions. Constructing a large castle could take many years - ...
history1/21/2009Dr. Carl Edwin Lindgren
  Q: Here is my top 6 empires in history: 1. Tang Dynasty 2. British Empire 3. Han Dynasty 4. Roman ...
  A: You have a very good listing. Also consider Aztec, French, Japanese and Mongol (Genghis Khan) in ...
Who was William Warlenc?1/13/2009Dr. Carl Edwin Lindgren
  Q: I would like to know what is known about the identity of William Warlenc, who preceded Robert, ...
  A: You have selected a difficult topic of discussion as historians have had different opinions as to ...
Old (ancient?) coin1/8/2009Marc Kamin
  Q: today I found a coin in the soil of a flowerpot that has been in my house for quite a while. To me, ...
  A: I'll be glad to help with your very interesting mystery. "METALLUM" is the Latin word for quarry, ...
Holy Roman Empire1/1/2009Marc Kamin
  Q: Exactly what was the Holy Roman Empire ? What were the powers of the Emperor and how effective were ...
  A: I'll be glad to help with your question. The Holy Roman Empire was originally intended to be a ...
medieval peddlers11/26/2008Deborah Durham
  Q: i am doing a project on a peddler and can't find much info on them do you know anything that could ...
  A: TRADE in the early part of the Middle Ages ( 5th to 11th centuries) was insignificant. After the ...
Medieval History11/24/2008Deborah Durham
  Q: When people were tortured was the person who tortured them a volunteer or were they paid? If they ...
  A: To what torture do you refer? The inquisitions were religious, sanctioned by the Roman Catholic ...
medieval knights8/19/2008Deborah Durham
  Q: HOW POWERFUL WERE MEDIEVAL KNIGHTS? HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HELP ME THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME ...
  A: I apologize for not replying sooner. I recently had surgery. As for your question, it depends on ...
Elizabeth Bathory7/27/2008Marc Kamin
  Q: I have done some research on the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Bathory, however I have been unable to ...
  A: I'll be glad to help with your question. It appears that you were correct in thinking that she was ...
medieval7/21/2008Marc Kamin
  Q: where did the guards take the maids when they got in trouble for eg.when a maid didnt wear the head ...
  A: I'll be glad to help with your question. I would like to think that maids were given a second or ...
medieval maids and biogrphys fora speech7/14/2008Marc Kamin
  Q: what are some names which medieval maids use to have and what would be their living satus and family ...
  A: I'll be glad to help with your question. There was a lot of variation, depending on where the maid ...
Gap between rich & poor7/13/2008Marc Kamin
  Q: From what I've read, during the middle ages people moved out of castle walls and villages appeared. ...
  A: I'll be glad to help with your question. The members of the merchant class, as you may know, were ...

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I would be happy to take on questions on the period between 300 B.C.E and A.D. 1200. I would prefer not to answer specific questions on philosophers nor Greek culture.

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I have a degree in History, with cognates in Western Civilization, Art and Museum Studies. A part-time employee at a regional museum, as well as unpaid assistant to a professor of Anthropology. My pen and ink sketches of artifacts excavated on an archaeological dig, in which I participated, are part of a report to the Huron-Manastee Forest Service(I have travelled Europe ( My own heritage is British-Carribean), and have an extensive home library.

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