Pulmonaria--An Episode on "ER?"
Nope. Not a chest or heart ailment, either, but that's what it sounds like. During the Middle Ages, herbalists believed that any plant which bore a resemblance to a human organ was intended (by God, no less) for use in treating said organ. If ... [... more]
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Timothy Dawson
The Byzantine Army was the closest the Middle Ages came to producing a military superpower. Having been trained to operate in small, highly mobile eight-man units adept at living off the land whilst on campaign, the Byzantine infantryman was a ... [... more]
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James Burge
James Burge is a producer and director of documentaries for the BBC and the Discovery Channel. His fascination with the Middle Ages led him to make Strange Landscape, the BBC series about medieval culture, and to create a dramatization of the ... [... more]
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Norman F. Cantor
Norman F. Cantor was Emeritus Professor of History, Sociology, and Comparative Literature at New York University. His many books include In the Wake of the Plague, Inventing the Middle Ages, and The Civilization of the Middle Ages, the most ... [... more]
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Vergil in the Middle Ages
 Great: Just what I needed for my report. This book has truly great information. A great source for Vergil's importance in the Middle Ages. Author: Domenico Comparetti Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 873.01 EAN: 9780691026787 Edition: Reprint [... more]
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Story Of The World 02 Middle Ages
Good history survey for young children.: Our children (ages 7 & 9) are very much enjoying their study of the Middle Ages using Volume 2 of Susan Wise Bauer's Story of the World: History for the Classical Child. Because it is written very simply and [... more]
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Measly Middle Ages
This is a great teaching tool: The Measly Middle Ages has made teaching 7th grade social studies a breeze! My students love the gross facts and the comics that make learning history fun. One of them paid it the highest compliment a 13 year old can, he [... more]
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Waning Of The Middle Ages
From Amazon.com: In 1919, Johan Huizinga revealed in the original version of this book that the ideals, aspirations, and behaviors of humanity in history were dramatically different from those in present day. In Herfsttjj der Middeleeuwen, he recalled [... more]
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Cutlivation and Harvesting
Hawthorn, another nice addition to the landscape, produces berries with important medicinal value. Hawthorn is not only a great landscape bush, but also an important medicinal. It can be traced back to the middle ages, used then for a number of ... [... more]
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Divine Dianthus
Shakespeare's Perdita finished the above comment startlingly with the phrase "which some call nature's bastards." Although carnations and gillyflowers ("pinks") were second only in popularity to roses during the Middle Ages, they were [... more]
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Vertebrate Management Program
I have very little hope that we will achieve any change in policy. We may as well be living in the Middle Ages, the Dark Ages Last year in May I reported that our flora and fauna were in danger and appealed to you to help by writing email letters ... [... more]
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Penguin History Of Europe 03 Europe In High Middle Ages
NEITHER FISH NOR FOWL: William Chester Jordan is one of America's most prominent medieval historians. He heads the program in Medieval Studies at Princeton. His previous book, THE GREAT FAMINE, won the Haskins Medal in 2000. He has edited a multi-volume [... more]
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