When we think of The Middle Ages we think of knights in shining armor, banquets, kings, and queens. To many people, medieval life seems heroic, entertaining, and romantic. In reality, life in the Middle Ages, a period that extended from approximately the fifth century to the fifteenth century in Western Europe, was sometimes all these things, as well as harsh, uncertain, and often dangerous. The crusades were a time of confusion for most people, yet today we look back at them as a turning point. The Black Death swept the country infecting many people leading them to death. The Hundred Year…
