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The monks curated a vast manuscript and book collection at the Library of Clairvaux Abbey, a site in Champagne, France, founded in 1115. The group of 12th- and 13th-century works expanded to more than ...

Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on medieval history continues with an episode on the armies of the Middle Ages, as we try to deduce why they were smaller than their ancient ...