Middle Ages 3: the High Middle Ages
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The Guilds of the High Middle Ages
The high middle ages after one thousand are a time of political consolidation. So the guilds are very important for understanding kind of the fabric of mediaeval society and how it was managed. They demonstrate this process that has its roots all the way back in the late roman empire, of building a society by combining germanic, roman and christian elements.
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