the Middle Ages

noun

: the period of European history from about A.D. 500 to about 1500

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The top layers held leather goods from the 1900s, but instead of uncovering traces from the 1800s, 1700s and 1600s like in nearby digs, archaeologists jumped straight from the late 19th century to the Middle Ages. Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2025 For the Estarházy’s have been the preeminent Hungarian noble family, with origins in the Middle Ages and the greatest landowners, since long before 1776 was even a notion in the mind of Thomas Jefferson. Louis J. Esterhazy, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025 There were, indeed, in the Middle Ages, some very fine paintings covered in lashings of gold leaf. Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025 During the Middle Ages, the practice of individual confession developed in what is now Ireland. Timothy Gabrielli, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the Middle Ages

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“The Middle Ages.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Middle%20Ages. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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