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Welcome to the Medieval Store:
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The History Boutique's Medieval Store section offers a product selection of interest to
medieval reenactors or medieval collectors of medieval mementos and replicas. Choose from
medieval reenactment and medieval theatrical gear, authentic
medieval items, medieval collectibles and medieval gifts. See our entire
Medieval Product list.
Save 10% on your next purchase when you order here.
Give a gift that tells a story…give the gift of History!
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Medieval History:
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Often portrayed as a chaotic and barbaric period in history, the Medieval Age
spawned from the fall of the Roman Empire and the power vacuum that followed.
Medieval cultures carved out their respective dominions from the broken pieces
of the Roman Empire. Medieval Feudalism and Christianity established an uneasy
political understanding in the Western European region and soon became the
dominant powers throughout the medieval age. While the Medieval lords enslaved
thousands of peasants and harnessed the economic output of their lands, Christianity
placated the medieval down-trodden with religious panaceas and edicts.
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Medieval History - The Fall of Rome:
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With the fall of Rome, so fell the cultural and scientific enlightenment of the empire.
The famous network of Roman roads went into disrepair and the roaming medieval bands and
barbarians ravaged medieval merchants who dared to venture to the outlying lands beyond
the protective sphere of influence of their medieval feudal kings. The medieval feudal
warfare which ensued led to widespread poverty, disease and a general disrespect
for the fellow man. This decadent period came to be known as the Middle Ages or Dark Ages and
increasingly, the medieval people suffered a culturally isolated existence. The decadence and feudal warfare of the medieval period introduced a variety of military
innovations in body armor and weaponry. By separating themselves from the Roman Empire, the
medieval tribes were also able to assert their own culturaly identities.
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