The Middle Ages, usually dated from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, were a period of striking contrasts. Castles rose across Europe, knights pledged their loyalty, and entire cities grew around bustling trade routes. But daily life was still full of hardship and superstition. It was an era of plagues and pilgrimages, battles and ballads, and the subreddit r/MedievalHistory offers a glimpse into these polarizing times through pictures, artifacts, and captivating stories.
#1 One Of Edinburgh Old Town’s Finest Hidden Gems, The Writers’ Museum
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#2 Bust Of Charlemagne (14th Century)
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#3 My 15th Century Bronze Merchant Seal Ring Showing A Fleur De Lis
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#4 It Is A Rock Hewn Church In Ethiopia
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#5 This Diver Dude Just Found An 11thc Crusader Sword In The Sea Near Israel
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#6 Reichskrone Was Amazing To See In Person
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#7 Monteriggioni Is One Of The Best Preserved Walled Medieval Towns In Tuscany, Italy
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#8 St. Kevin’s Kitchen , A 900-Year-Old Monastic House In Glendalough , Wicklow County , Ireland
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#9 Ivory Book Cover (Late Carolingian)
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#10 Why Does Movies And TV Shows Do This?
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#11 Medieval Tavern In Real Life
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#12 Vase Given By Eleanor Of Aquitaine To Her First Husband Louis
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#13 Tomb Of Philippe Pot, Taken By Me, (Circa 1480)
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#14 My Dad Found This Sword In A Tree Root On A Forest In Germany
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#15 The Medieval North Door Of St Edwards Church In Stow-On-The-Wold, Flanked By 700 Year Old Yew Trees
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#16 Margaret Mortimer And Her Son. Bristol Cathedral. Photo Taken With Permission, Its Out Of Bounds On A Normal Visit
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#17 Viterbo, One Of The Few Medieval City With Its Entire Defensive Wall Still Intact (Built Between 1095 And 1268)
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#18 My Pencil Drawing Of Armor Belonging To Duke Maurice, Elector Of Saxony, Ca. 1545
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#19 John II Of Liechtenstein Helps King Wencelaus Escape From Captivity By His Step-Brother, King Sigismund
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#20 Medieval Crusader Seal Ring (C. 11th–13th Century)
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#21 An Anglo-Saxon Burh, The Trading Hubs Of England. By 1066 About 10% Of The English Population Lived In Burhs
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#22 This Is A Gros Tournois From The Reign Of Philip IV Le Bel Who Ruled From 1285-1314
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#23 11th Century Ivory Reliquary From England
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#24 Surprisingly Accurate Elephant From The Workshop Bestriary From 1185
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#25 Eltz Castle Is A Medieval Castle Nestled In The Hills Above The Moselle River. Rhineland-Palatinate Germany
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#26 Portrait Of John The Fearless (B. 1371, D. 1419)
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#27 Illuminated Page From The Chronicon Pictum (1358)
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#28 Early Medieval Art Style
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#29 This Beautiful 14th-Century Palace, With Stunning Views, Is Now A Hotel. It Was The Palace Of King Pedro I, In Carmona
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#30 Municipal Palace Of Piacenza (1281-1290)
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#31 Fully Armored Knight And Horse 16th Century Armor Display
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#32 Pyxis From Umayyad Al-Andalus, 10th Century Ce
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#33 14th Century Illuminated Illustration : Funeral Of Raymond Diocrès, From Les Tres Riches Heures
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#34 So We’re Just… Making Stuff Up?
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#35 Siege Of Mont-Saint-Michel 1424-1425
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#36 An Umayyad Dirham From The Reign Of Hisham Ibn Abd Al-Malik, Minted At The Mesopotamian City Of Wasit In 740
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#37 Bagrationi Royal House (888 A.d.-1810)
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#38 King Louis IX (The Saint) According To Muslim Chroniclers
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#39 Ivory Triptych
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#40 Siege Of Paris (1435 – 1436)
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#41 I Went To The Court Hunting, Riding, And Armory Collection About A Week Ago. Thought I’d Share
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