What challenges of reading an older document, such as a 15th century manuscript, and what can its language tell us? Who, when, where & more!

A 1497 German manuscript stashed in a Boston desk opens a window into German enfeoffments - relationships between feudal lords and vassals.

Part 1 of 3 It's not every day you find a medieval German knight's letter in an old desk. What on earth? Well, Laurence Posner of...

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At various times, there were dozens of imperial cities, from towns of a few thousand people to some of the largest cities.