Author of quotes: Barbara Tuchman

Not so in our day the police put in jail the prostitutes and their clients are lenient?

The woman did not speak, except that the sufferer Eloise, who lived in the XII century, and feminist Christina of Pisa from the XIV century. Most women were silent.

In the "Mirror" of Vincent of Beauvais, the encyclopedia of the thirteenth century, loved the writings of Saint Louis, woman - "insatiable being who is constantly confused by men and contributes to their ruin, as well as a repository of various concerns and the obstacle of piety". Vincent was a Dominican monk, a member of the order that gave rise to the Inquisition, and, perhaps for the sake of their brethren, a little overzealous in the charges, but also other preachers of that time women did not complain. They declared women slaves of vanity and vain fashion, ponggawa them to dress in indecent attire causing lustful desires in men.

Some women had knowledge in medicine. In 1322 in Paris pursued the court order some kind of Yakub Felicia for what it is, with no scientific degrees, involved in treatment of citizens. However, one of the witnesses at trial showed that, in the opinion of many people, Jacob Felicia "more versed in medicine, especially in surgery, than the best Parisian doctors". In the sixties at the University of Bologna taught Novella d'andrea. She was so beautiful, that came to the lecture wearing a hat with a veil, so as not to disturb students. However, the academic qualifications of this woman in the chronicle are not reported.

While the brethren of the free spirit took people of both sexes, the two main treatise was written or formulated by the women. One of them is a mysterious figure, known as sister Katherine (Schwester Katrei), second, Margaret Portansky, who wrote "the Mirror of simple souls", in 1310, was excommunicated and burned along with his creation. In her footsteps followed Helwig, the daughter of a rich Brussels merchant, attracted by its doctrine of fanatical students. In 1372 the Inquisition condemned Joan of Daubenton.

The French did not bring any catapults or other siege weapons. The money was invested in the purchase of silks and velvet, embroidered with gold brocade, carts Laden with expensive food and barrels of wine. Why a thousand miles to tow in Europe heavy guns, if despicable enemy can easily cope without it? This choice must be determined by European culture.

"And I have to say, that such things happened, but do not reveal all that was, says Froissart, because I write a chronicle, not history".

Honore Bonet, prior of the Benedictine Abbey of Salon in Provence, was to some extent connected with the house of the Duke of Anjou. In 1382-1386 years Beaune lived in Avignon, when he recorded observations of events in which participated de coucy. The treatise "Tree of battles" is a reflection on the right on the war and its inevitable moral and social consequences. The purpose of writing this book, according to Bonn, was an attempt to find the answer to the causes of "the great disturbances and atrocities" of his time. To the question "Can the world live without conflicts?" Bon answered without equivocation: "No, cannot".

People rarely admit their mistakes, and state do not ever. States act on the basis of the ambitions of rulers and their ideas about power, while the latter is always open-minded.

If you believe honestly Beaune, war "is not against the infidels", because God created the world for all and "we cannot and should not force unbelievers to receive Holy baptism or contact Holy faith".

Later near the fortress wall was found Berber and a Christian and entered into a debate about the merits of their religions. This dispute was not accidental, just the Berbers were looking for a way to take prisoners. Berber offered to decide the outcome by single combat ten soldiers on each side. Ten of the crusaders immediately responded, among them was guy and Guillaume de Tramway, Geoffroy Boucicaut and two English knight. Camp chattered excitedly in anticipation of the match. Only de coucy was unhappy.
- Hold your tongues, you never think about the consequences, he said. - No benefit in this fight do not see.
What if the Saracens will not send knights, and the simple pages - a lot of honor is in victory over them? Maybe they planned the fight in order to seize Christian knights, because until now they couldn't. Moreover, this confrontation still will not allow us to seize Mahdia. Yes, and you did engage in an armed encounter with a strange enemy, do not think of everything in advance, without consulting with the senior, not knowing thoroughly all about the opponents, not knowing their names, titles and weapons? Angerran blamed the knights for failing to adhere to discipline for insubordination. In this regard, de coucy, in comparison with their compatriots, held advanced views.

Many people "do not believe that is the roof of their house," complained future Saint Bernardino of Siena. Another monk, Walsingham, reported that some English barons "I believe that there is no God, deny the sanctity of the altar and resurrection after death and believe that death of the animal and the person are one and the same".

Gerson and the other reformers condemned the too frequent excommunication for the fact that the person does not take communion or not in compliance with post. Empty Church, attend mass rarely, wrote Nicolas de Clemang in a large treatise on the sorrows of the Church "About Church decline and the recovery". Young people, in his words, seldom goes to Church, except on the days posts, and then only to look at the painted faces of the ladies in their low-necked dresses and hairstyles - "huge, hung with pearls the tower with the horns." People went to midnight service in Church with prayer, and with wanton songs and dances, and the priests played dice. Gerson condemned the complacency men went out in the middle of the Church service to drink, and "hearing the bells ringing, signifying the consecration of the bread and wine into the Church like herd of bulls". He spoke angrily about the playing cards, swearing, blasphemy; and that was during the feasts in the temples hung a lewd picture to tempt youth. The pilgrimage was an occasion for drunkenness, adultery, and ungodly pleasures.

The irreverence in many cases was a by-product of religion, it has become so familiar that it has paid little attention.