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The branch of knowledge dealing with past events.

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bylaws

History; Medieval

Rules made by open-field villagers governing cultivation and grazing.

black death

History; Medieval

Bubonic plague that ravaged Europe and Asia in the mid-fourteenth century and reappeared periodically in Europe for generations.

baron of exchequer

History; Medieval

A judge of the court of the exchequer.

bay

History; Medieval

A constituent protion or compartment of a building, complete in itself and corresponding to other portions.

bascinet

History; Medieval

A fourteenth century open-faced helmet of globular or pointed shape, which extended downwards to protect the cheeks and the back of the neck. An aventail was added c. 1320 and a ...

benevolence

History; Medieval

Tax imposed under guise of voluntary loan.

chartophylax

History; Medieval

Keeper of archives and/or general secretary (or chancellor) of a bishop in the Orthodox Church.

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