An empire of the eastern Mediterranean region, dating from AD 395 when the Roman Empire was partitioned into eastern and western portions.
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The head of the chancery. This was an office that travelled with the king and wrote and sealed the king's charters and letters
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A document that gave people certain rights and privileges
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People who wrote books describing historical events or the life of a nobleman
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One of the world's seven large landmasses. The land held by Richard and John on the Continent refers to land they held outside of England in the Continent of Europe
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An ancient punishment in which an individual was nailed or bound to a cross.
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Wars between Christian and Muslim armies in the area around Jerusalem (the Holy Land)
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A tool used in spinning. It is designed to hold the unspun fibres, keeping them untangled
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The land controlled by a Duke
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The land ruled over by an Earl, often but not always a county
