Theodora and Justinian: Partners in Ruling the Byzantine Empire
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This 5 page report discusses one of the ancient world’s most renowned leaders, the Byzantine emperor, Justinian (483-565). Historians have often referred to him in some variation on the theme of “the last of the great Roman emperors.” His wife, the Empress Theodora, became known for her ravishing beauty as well as her ruthless manner and haughty disposition despite her early years as an actress and “dancing girl.” Theodora and Justinian personify what has come to be known as something of an archetype regarding the way the ancient and near ancient kingdoms and empires were once ruled. The person gaining the throne through birth, usually a male, was balanced and complemented by his (or her) partner in terms of actually ruling. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Tristan's Parents
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A 3 page essay that discusses how the story of Tristan's parents foreshadows the tale of love between Tristan and Isolde. In relating this tale, Gottfried Von Strassburg does not begin with the elicit affair of Tristan and Isolde, but rather starts by relating the love story of Rivalin and Blanchelor, Tristan's parents, whose tale is equally poignant. The writer discusses similarities and differences between the two stories and how the first tale works as a prologue to the second. Bibliography lists 1 sources.
Filename: khrivbl.rtf

Vampires: Myth Verses Legend
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A 6 page discussion of vampires of legend and the threats which those vampires may present even today. Some contend they are simply folklore while other contend that they wander the earth even today as estranged souls, separated from the living by their own immortality. Fiction, fantasy, cultism, or reality? The author of this paper leaves that decision for you to make. Suggested for consideration, however, is the premise that the threat of vampires may have little to do with losing our souls to the living dead, that perhaps it has more to do with allowing the circumstances of the time to control our thoughts and our emotions. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPvampir.rtf

Warfare During the Middle Ages
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This 4 page paper provides a variety of facts and figures regarding the Middle Ages and how war was engaged in. Sections included provide an overview of facts regarding Byzantine Warfare, Feudalism and the development of the city states. How these all relate to war is the focus of these individual sections. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: SA412war.rtf

Western Roman Empire And The Germanic Invasion: Feudalism
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10 pages in length. The writer discusses the effects of Germanic invasion and feudalism in relation to the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCfeud.wps

Witch Hysteria of the Middle Ages
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A 15 page overview of the manner in which witchcraft was perceived and persecuted in the Middle Ages. Notes that thousands, if not millions of innocent people were executed as a manifestation of the Church’s desire to suppress any activity which it deemed heresy. Emphasizes that the Church’s view on witchcraft evolved from one which viewed it as an illusion to one which viewed it as a real and direct threat to Church doctrine. This evolution resulted, to a large degree, in response to societal stresses such as the plague known as Black Death. Bibliography lists 20 references.
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Witchcraft and Magic in Europe During the Middle Ages
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This well written 16 page paper, including 1 page synopsis, considers how historians of Europe can look at criminal justice or inquisitorial records in order to investigate what beliefs in witchcraft and magic existed during in the Middle Ages. The paper examines what these records show what the beliefs were along with how and why they may have developed. The paper includes geographical differences in the manifestation of the beliefs between mainland Europe and England, the motivations of accusers and how the stereotypes where able to gain afoot hold that would later developing into what is known as “the burning times”. The bibliography cites 15 sources.
Filename: TEwitchM.rtf

Women in Ancient Egypt and Ancient Rome
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An 8 page paper which examines the role of women in these two societies. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: TGegyrome.rtf

Women In Medieval Times / Book Review
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A 4 page critique of Powell's book entitled "Medieval Women." The writer describes and evaluates the book's thesis : that there were two primary roles played by women in Medieval society; women in subjection to men and women as a symbol of worship. Full citation for the book is provided.
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Work in Medieval Times
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Occupations and how they were contained within towns and centers are the focus of this 5 page paper about the Middle Ages. Some comparison is made to contemporary society for illustrative purposes. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Medwork.wps

Writing History - Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie
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A 3 page paper that begins by commenting on the changes in writing history, specifically, the change to the Annales school and Braudel's total history schema. The essay then discusses Ladurie's Montaillou: The Promised Land of Error. The writer discusses how Ladurie uses the total history approach as well as the scientific approach supported by von Ranke. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: PGldrie.rtf

“Abelard’s Historia”
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An eight page paper which looks at Abelard’s Historia Calamitatum, in terms of the way in which it gives an account of Abelard’s own spiritual development and the insights he offers into philosophical and theological thought and the structure of the religious orders in twelfth century Europe. Bibliography lists 1 source
Filename: JLAbelard.wps

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