Life in the Middle Ages

 Dante Alighieri, usually known by his first name, is considered the greatest Italian poet ever.  The Renaissance claims him, but he was not...

Medieval people worried about demons.  These were malevolent beings, seeking the destruction of souls.  They would inspire people to do thin...

Everybody sort of knows about Dante, and the account he wrote c. 1300 of a trip through hell, purgatory, and heaven (or, in his Italian, inf...