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A new social history depicting scenes from the town and countryside of medieval England.

England's Merchant Adventurers were groups of men who benefited from long-distance trade and travel in an age when overseas trips were difficult and dangerous.

The purpose of the castle was highly symbolic in medieval society as it served not just as a home but also as a projection of power.

Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is regarded as one of the world's finest collections of medieval literature.

Viking society was made up of three distinct classes- landowning nobles, freeman and slaves. Vikings warriors came mainly from the noble and freeman classes.

Part of the romance of the sea is found in its traditions and none have lingered longer than the superstitions of sailors and fishermen