Tag: European History

• Mischievous Monks and Naughty Nuns

  

  Many people perceive the medieval times to be extremely religious, with the Church constantly pushing the ideas of sin and salvation onto the population. Ideas of overly zealous churchmen preaching to trembling congregations are conjured, with everyone concerned about the soul and the afterlife. Whilst aspects of this are true, the reality is that medieval…

  justhistoryposts

  November 7, 2016

  Miscellaneous

  Clergy, English History, European History, Medieval Church, Medieval History, Monks, Nuns

• Medieval Vampires

  

  As Halloween has just passed, I thought it only fitting that I would do a themed blog post. At some point during my undergrad, I remember reading an article that spoke about graves found buried with things in their mouths that were believed to be graves of suspected vampires. So I thought I would dig…

  justhistoryposts

  November 1, 2016

  Mythical Creatures

  Czech Republic, English History, European History, Halloween, Human History, Medieval History, Superstition, vampires, Walking Dead