À quoi ressemblait vraiment la vie des Européens au Moyen Âge
En outre, toutes les femmes du Moyen Âge n'étaient pas confinées aux tâches domestiques. En réalité, certaines femmes devenaient chefs de guerre ...
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Ce qu’on appelle « âge des ténèbres » est un mythe que les historiens ont passé des années à essayer de réfuter. Il semble découler de l'utilisation par certains auteurs du terme « ténèbres », des <anchor>plaintes</anchor> d'un poète du 14e siècle concernant la qualité de la littérature locale aux tentatives infructueuses d'un historien du 17e siècle pour trouver des sources historiques datant de siècles antérieurs.
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