Throughout history, religion has played perhaps the most important role in the influence of cultural and societal trends. The ethics and values that a society holds dear are a direct result of the faith that binds that society together. Faith is something that governs, something that punishes, and...

King Arthur The legends of King Arthur of Britain and his Knights of the Round Table, among the most popular and beloved of all time, originated in the Middle Ages. As they do today, medieval people listened to the accounts of Arthur with fascination and awe. It is certain that popular folktales wer...

1When you think of the Middle Ages you think of Kingsand castles, knights in shining armor saving the princess,and savage warfare to coincide with horrible diseases andplagues taking lives. For the most part that was true, butwe are forgetting about the majority of the population,otherwise known as ...