On May 9, 4:38=A0pm, Leticia Cluff <leticia.cl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Fri, 9 May 2008 13:16:10 -0700 (PDT), "letiTiAfl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> <letiTiAfl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >On May 9, 12:06=A0pm, Leticia Cluff <leticia.cl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >wrote:
> >> Sjostrom has the excuse of being foreign, unlike the professor of
> >> English literature. =A0Tish
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> >Been tippling torrid ****ridge,
> >drowned in rancid apple cider?
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> >persiflage, persiflage, persiflage
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> A word associated with Matthew Arnold. Any relation?
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> >~Bret, scion of Charle de Magne
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> >http://Back-stabbingAncestral
Descendants ASSoc.genealogy.medieval
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> It's touching to see the loyalty of Bret and all the other
> neighbors in West Palm Beach. Every time Bill Arnold is
> criticized in a newsgroup, they all come round to Bill's
> house to post messages of sup****t from his Mac.
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> Tish
come on down, and we'll welcome you to a Brit-Amer tabloid newsroom,
Dar'lin, and you can get some sup****t from a bunch of Scottish Macs :)
Medieval Period - Castles, Weapons, Torture Devices, and History.
http://www.medieval-period.com/
The medieval time of history spans a period of more
than 700 years, beginning around the year 800. During
this time, there were key advances in society,
government and religion.
In 1066, William the Conqueror led the Norman
Conquest of England which brought feudalism and
started the widespread building of castles. Feudalism
continued to develop, reaching its height during this
period. Since there was little unity or regional
boundaries outside of the large cities, the feudal system began to
form to give this societal
climate a basis for governmental structure. Under the feudal system,
individuals were bound
to serve a superior. The king was at the top with the nobles, barons,
lords and knights below
him. In return for service, individuals received protection from their
superiors and in return
would provide men to fight if the need arose. The basis of
constitutional government can also
be traced to the medieval period with the signing of the Magna Carta,
or the Great Charter,
in 1215.
Following the rule of Charlemagne, Christianity spread throughout
Europe which served as a
unifying force for the continent. This was in part due to the Great
Schism of 1054 where two
competing religious authorities, Pope Leo IX of the Roman Catholic
Church, and Patriarch
Michael I of the Eastern Orthodox faith, excommunicated each other in
a dispute over
authority.
A major part of medieval history were the Crusades. Following the
split of the church and the
expansion of the Christianity, the Crusades were launched to defend
Christianity from Islam.
Thousands of Europeans traveled to Jerusalem to wage war with the
Islamic forces, to settle
the area and to regain the Holy Land. For a period of time, their
quest was successful;
however, with the fall of Acre in 1291, the Crusades effectively
ended. In total, the Crusades
lasted more than 200 years.
While tens of thousands died in the Crusades,
Europeans were enlightened to many new technologies
and developed many new trade routes. Improvements in
navigation were discovered and new items such as silk,
gunpowder and navigation aids were introduced. As a
result of this, the Age of Exploration was possible.
Much positive came from the medieval times, but the
period was not without problems. Population explosions
caused poor sanitary conditions which led to the Black
Death where nearly half of Europe=92s population died. Much
enlightenment could be found in
the Church, but there was much injustice done in the name of religion.
A particularly dark
time in Church history was the Inquisition where in a blind quest for
heretics, many innocent
people were tortured and executed in the name of Christianity.
Overall, the medieval period can be divided into the Dark Ages, the
High Middle Ages and
the Later Middle Ages, the period which preceded the Renaissance. Much
was introduced in
this period and while some of the developments which had their birth
in this time fell by the
wayside and have been forgotten or lost to history, much that we take
for granted today has
roots during this period of human development.
aaron, no relation to Brit Matt,
nor sock puppet Taf Cluff
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