Middle+Ages+Artifacts

|| //Winter in medieval peasant village// || || //Persecution of Men Accused of Spreading plague// || Tyler and knocking him off his horse. Wat Tyler was the leader of the Peasants' Revolt in 1381. William Walworth, the mayor of London killed Wat Tyler. After Weeks of Tyler's Death, the revolt was crushed by the English king Richard II and the nobility. || This picture, The Persecution of men accused of spreading plague, depicts men in Milan, Italy being killed and tortured because they were accused of spreading the plague to others in the village. The main groups being killed were the Jews, Vagabonds and witches. Jews, vagabonds and witches were said to have purposely spread the deadly disease to others for treating them cruely. || || //Battle of Agincourt// || Aachen Cathedral is the central building of Germany today. The cathedral is one of the finest surviving example of Carolingian Architecture today. || This picture of Agincourt shows the Engilish king Henry V Leading his army to battle. Before he could reach the bulk of the French near the Agincourt most of his men died of illness. Even though his army was not a large number at all, compared to the french, Henry returned triumphant over the French. The longbow helped King Henry V reign victorious against Charles VI's heavily amrored army. || Type in the content of your page here.
 * //The Seige of Jerusalem during the fist crusade//
 * This picture shows Jerusalem under attack during the First Crusade in the Middle Ages. The church shown in the picture is under attack by soldiers trying to succeed in capturing the people in the church. This picture also depicts war agaisnt people and each other and death to many people. The Siege of Jerusalem during the First Crusade had a major impact in the Middle Ages. For instance, many people died during the crusades. But also many Jews were captured because of their religion. And Jerusalem is ruled by the Christians today. || This picture depicts the life in the day of a peasant in the winter. During the winter, women peasants and their family's try to keep warm by a fire. As to the men and the boys they have to work out side in colder territory. A typical day for male peasants in the winter would be to work outside in the cold. In the picutre you see a man and his donkey hauling wood up a hill and you can see a man chopping wood for possibly for building but mainly for fire wood. In the house where the woman and young children would stay, the women would probally be spinning yarn and/or tending to the fire inside the house to be able to keep warm. Through out the village you barely see anybody outside besides the men. You might be able to see a person bundled up to keep himself /herself warm. ||
 * Death of Wat Tyler
 * This image of Death of Wat Tyler depicts a man coming over and killing Wat
 * //Interior of Charlemagne's Palatine Chapel//
 * Chalemagne began to constructed his chapel in 786. This construction was continues for more than a millennium to shape today's Aachen cathedral.