LAUNCH POINT

This weeks’s subject: The Middle Ages.

When we think of the Middle ages, images of powerful kings, beautiful queens, and heroic knights in shining armor come to mind. In reality, the period between AD 500 and 1500 combine powerful pagaentry with harsh and uncertain living conditions. Want to lean more about what life was really like in the Middle Ages? Use the direct links on The Times’ Launch Point Web site. Go to htt://www.latimes.com/launch/.