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The Mongols seemed unstoppable and were poised to over run Japan! However, the divine winds, the Kamikazes, would rescue the Samurai from destruction!

A comprehensive lecture on the power of the medieval Church and the heresies the Church condemned. Practices of the Church, the medieval reality of hell and purgatory, and how the Church used fear to control the population are all addressed...

The heretics fork was used in the Middles Ages mainly during the Spanish Inquisition. The instrument consists of two forks set against each other that penetrated the flesh under the chin in one end and the upper chest in the other. This...

The Sengoku Period (Sengoku Jidai, 1467-1568 CE), also known as the Warring States Period, was a turbulent and violent period of Japanese history when rival warlords or daimyo fought bitterly for control of Japan.

Nijo was built as the main residence of the Tokugawa Shoguns. In 1867, the shogunate fell, and Nijo was eventually donated to Kyoto City. It has since become a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site and a popular destination for Kyoto travelers...

Donation of Constantine: A medieval forgery created c. 751-756 CE by the Roman Catholic Church purporting to be a genuine 4th century CE document in which Constantine the Great surrendered his power to the Church and the Church then returned...

A short but accurate presentation on the life of the great Italian poet Dante Alighieri (l. 1265-1321 CE) best known for his masterpiece The Divine Comedy.

A documentary on Dante Alighieri (l. 1265-1321 CE) exploring his life and works, most notably The Divine Comedy and its interpretations. Produced by Gnosis.

The document known to us as the Donation of Constantine is one of the most famous medieval forgeries. Written at an unknown date and place in the heart of the Dark Ages, for unknown purposes, it was embedded in the Forged Decretals in the...