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Only five witches were executed in Wales, while thousands were sentenced to death in Scotland and England.
In the early middle ages, Wales was divided into different kingdoms – Gwynedd, Dyfed and Ceredigion, for example – whose relations with each other formed a central plank of native politics.
The church and its leading institution, the papacy, like the monarchy so strong in the 12th and early 13th centuries, also became weak and disorganised in the later Middle Ages.
In the early middle ages, Wales was divided into different kingdoms – Gwynedd, Dyfed and Ceredigion, for example – whose relations with each other formed a central plank of native politics.
Far from their dour reputation, the Middle Ages were a period of massive social change, burgeoning nationalism, international conflict, terrible natural disaster, climate change, rebellion ...
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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNThese Medieval Monks Scribbled Notes in the Margins of Their Books More Than 1,000 Years AgoIn the early Middle Ages, Irish monks transported an important collection of texts to continental Europe. Written during ...
Early Europeans produce diverse art: from Christians to Muslims and Byzantines to Vikings.
The Princess of Wales spoke about her love for travel and the Middle East, plus revealed where she'd like to take her children.
Modern Medicine Traces Its Scientific Roots to the Middle Ages Contrary to popular belief, early medieval doctors relied on rational deduction to understand and treat disease ...
Early modern Wales was unique in its outlook on witchcraft. Distinct elements of Welsh culture, including superstition and religion, halted the witch trials seen across the rest of Britain and Europe.
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