An authoritative prohibition, usually issued by the Church.
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There are two answers for this question, depending on how history is organized. In Britain, many historians regard the medieval period, or Middle Ages, as a time from 1066 to 1485. They call the period from about 410 to 1066 the Dark Ages. The dates go from when the Roman Empire refused to give aid to the citizens of Britain and told them they were on their own, about 410, to the date of the Battle of Bosworth Field, which put Henry VII, the first distinctively Renaissance King of England, on the throne. Outside Britain, and to some extent within, the term Dark Ages has gone out of use, and the terms Middle Ages and medieval refer to the time from the fall of the West Roman Empire (5th century) to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Using this definition of medieval, Britain would have the same dates.
Yes, there were medieval female lords. However, they never used the term, 'lords' for women. Instead, they referred to these female lords as 'ladies.'
Medieval is a descriptive term for people, objects, events, and institutions of the Middle Ages. (ended 1453)The Holy Roman emperor Charles V (1500-1558) inherited the thrones of the Netherlands, Spain, and the Hapsburg possessions but failed in his attempt to bring all of Europe under his imperial rule.
In the Middle Ages, people had almost no fresh fruits and vegetables in the winter. Most people wore clothes made of wool, and travel was by foot, on horseback, or by sea.
Churches are illustrative of the innovative architecture of medieval Europe.