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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Nomadic and European Invasion | 12/12/2009 |
| 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 Invasion | 12/12/2009 |
| 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 ... | |
| knights | 7/13/2009 |
| 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 ... | |
| history | 1/30/2009 |
| 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 ... | |
| Charlemagne | 1/30/2009 |
| 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 ... | |
| Charlemagne | 1/29/2009 |
| 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 ... | |
| Medieval questions | 1/22/2009 |
| 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 - ... | |
| Old (ancient?) coin | 1/8/2009 |
| 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 Empire | 1/1/2009 |
| 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 ... | |
| Elizabeth Bathory | 7/27/2008 |
| 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 ... | |
| medieval | 7/21/2008 |
| 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 speech | 7/14/2008 |
| 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 & poor | 7/13/2008 |
| 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 ... | |
| knights | 7/2/2008 |
| Q: In an earlier answer about the training of knights you mention that monarchs sometimes knighted in ... A: I think it's fair to say that there was some variation in the tradition of consecrating a knight, ... | |
| follow-up question | 6/25/2008 |
| Q: I apologize for not being more specific in my previous query. Recalling Las Casas' words from his ... A: Certainly no reason for you to apologize. The only addition I can make to what you've said is that ... | |
| Genghis Khan | 6/11/2008 |
| Q: Genghis Khan strictly prohibited people from bathing or washing clothes in rivers after a rain storm ... A: Sorry for the delayed reply, but I've been trying to come with a substantive answer for you. The ... | |
| Genghis Khan | 6/11/2008 |
| Q: Genghis Khan strictly prohibited people from bathing or washing clothes in rivers after a rain storm ... A: I'll be glad to help with your question. Those actions were prohibited because they violated Yasa, ... | |
| medival europe | 6/8/2008 |
| Q: did peasants have last names? A: I'll be glad to help with your question. Peasants began to take last names, or to be given them, in ... | |
| how do they say hi or hello | 5/21/2008 |
| Q: i was woundering how they would say hi or hello in the medieval times A: I'll be glad to help with your question. In Old English, which is the name given to the English ... | |
| etymology of Kivrin | 1/16/2008 |
| Q: Mr. Kimball, I'm trying to determine if the name Kivrin has an actual meaning or if it is a ... A: I apologize for the delayed reply to your question - but I had to do a little digging. What I ... | |
| medieval knight training | 8/21/2007 |
| Q: Could you please describe exactly what the page had to be able to do before he was allowed to become ... A: This page http://www.medieval-life.net/knight_training.htm provides a brief but excellent ... | |
| medieval question | 8/9/2007 |
| Q: what did the rich kids in the middle ages wear and what did the poor kids wear?? A: I'll be glad to help with your question. Both rich and poor children wore the same basic garment: A ... | |
| the middle ages | 8/6/2007 |
| Q: Could you tell me the characteristics of the middle ages?I can't answer it in a round.And why we say ... A: I'll be glad to help with your questions. In my opinion, Medieval Europe was characterized by: 1. ... | |
| Medieval Surnames | 7/29/2007 |
| Q: No worries; no more gypsies. My concern is now surnames of medieval Europe. I can't really grasp the ... A: As a first step, I suggest going to http://surnames.behindthename.com/. Select "Search in ... | |
| Knights Training | 6/21/2007 |
| Q: What exactly were all the areas that Pages trained in and how did this training help them when they ... A: This page http://www.medieval-life.net/knight_training.htm provides a brief but excellent ... | |
| Charlemagne and the Palatine Chapel | 6/20/2007 |
| Q: I am having an extremely hard time finding information on Charlemagne and a decent picture of the ... A: I just realized I forgot to give you the link to the Palatine Chapel website. Sorry! Here it is: ... | |
| Location/Relationships/Nobles | 5/4/2007 |
| Q: I've been working on a profect for my history class and our subject is nobles. So far we are stuck ... A: I'll be glad to help with your research. Nobles mostly associated with people of their own class, ... | |
| Hungarian medieval name. | 5/2/2007 |
| Q: Can you recommend some good books on medieval Hungary? Does Amelia Zrinyi sound like a good ... A: I'll be glad to help with your question. The name Amelia is of German origin. I've pasted at the ... | |
| history | 4/27/2007 |
| Q: Below is instructions for my essay in my history class. My professor is not very helpful and I am ... A: I'll be glad to help with your essay. As a first step, I've pasted below the "instructions" ... | |
| medieval society | 4/24/2007 |
| Q: What role did a maid serf play in medieval society? What was her responsibilities? What kind of ... A: I'll be glad to help with your questions. A maid serf, along with her husband, helped with farming, ... | |
| Roman influence on Hiberno-Saxon illuminated manuscripts | 4/14/2007 |
| Q: I am aware that illuminated gospels and manuscripts such as the Book of Kells, Lindisfarne gospels, ... A: I wouldn't say that the artbook in the Book of Kells and the other books was inspired by anything ... | |
| Roman influence on Hiberno-Saxon illuminated manuscripts | 4/13/2007 |
| Q: I am aware that illuminated gospels and manuscripts such as the Book of Kells, Lindisfarne gospels, ... A: I'll be glad to help with your question. The Roman influence relates to the use of Uncial and Half ... | |
| peasants and nobles | 4/8/2007 |
| Q: I'm not sure if you are the right person I should be asking this too, but here it is...could ... A: I'll be glad to help with your question. Generally speaking, nobles and peasants were not forbidden ... | |
| Pictish people | 4/7/2007 |
| Q: Would you have much information about the Pictish/Cruithne of Southern Scotland and Northern ... A: I'll be glad to help with your question. Here are a couple links that should provide some useful ... | |
| Harfleur 1415 | 4/7/2007 |
| Q: In order to complete a short history of my norman ancestors I need to know the name of the mayor ( ... A: I scoured the internet and my own books for the name of that mayor, and unbelievably his name ... | |
| Byzantine Empire | 3/27/2007 |
| Q: It seems the Byzantines and the Bulgars had a battle after which the defeated 15,000 Bulgar ... A: Let's examine this in two ways. First, as a question of historical record. History is silent about ... | |
| Medieval Architecture and Clothing | 3/27/2007 |
| Q: Do you know of anyplace online that has good graphic representations and labeled floor plans of ... A: I'll be glad to help with your questions. Below are some links that should provide a good idea of ... | |
| Byzantine Empire | 3/27/2007 |
| Q: It seems the Byzantines and the Bulgars had a battle after which the defeated 15,000 Bulgar ... A: I'll be glad to help with your questions. Byzantine Emperor Basil II decreed that, of those 15,000 ... | |
| mediaeval synthesis | 3/26/2007 |
| Q: I am having a bit of trouble grasping the main concept of why the era ended. I have found many ... A: I'm glad that my previous answer was helpful. The various aspects you've been asked to examine are ... | |
| mediaeval synthesis | 3/26/2007 |
| Q: I am having a bit of trouble grasping the main concept of why the era ended. I have found many ... A: I'll be glad to help. There were three main strands to medieval civilization: the unity of Western ... | |
| Medieval Knights | 3/13/2007 |
| Q: my name is Lonnie Trump and I have to do a presentation on the training of a knight. This includes ... A: I'll be glad to help you. Below I've pasted information from my own library that I hope will be ... | |
| medievel nightwear | 3/12/2007 |
| Q: What did the women wear to bed? I need this for a history report. A: I'll be glad to help with your question. The typical nightwear was a long, flowing garment, which ... | |
| Medieval History | 2/28/2007 |
| Q: I'm doing an assignment and was wondering if you could tell me what the women's roles where in ... A: I'll be glad to help with your question. A woman's responsibilities were to raise children, ... | |
| Isabel of Castile | 2/23/2007 |
| Q: While I've read much about the children of Isabel and Ferdinand, Isabel herself remains something of ... A: I'll be glad to help with your question. You're exactly right that Queen Isabella was considered ... | |
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Marc Kamin
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I'll be glad to answer any question related to Medieval Europe, the Byzantine Empire, and the rise of Islam and Christianity during the period 300-1500.
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I've studies history for nearly 20 years. I'm currently also volunteering in the US and European history catergories.
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