One way of reading Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations is as a railing against the way in which the remnants of the medieval economy restricted both economic freedom and economic growth. True, it's not the ...

Sheilagh Ogilvie’s compendious history “The European Guilds” serves two distinct purposes. As an economic analysis of one of the most important institutions in medieval and early modern Europe, ...

Thomas More College for the Liberal Arts has come up with a new way to teach, in addition to classroom instruction. Actually, this “new” way is actually quite old: medieval guild-like organizations ...

The Guild – Europa 1410 takes you back to the roots of the beloved series – inspired by Europa 1400: The Guild. Forge your path to power in medieval Europe. Choose your profession and master trade, ...

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