# Middle Ages
Status: public
Confidence: medium (0.725) (verified)
Last verified: 2026-05-28
Generation: ai_structured


## TL;DR

This Middle Ages entry is narrowed to three Britannica-backed anchors: the broad period framing, feudalism as a medieval social system, and the Black Death as a 1347-1351 plague pandemic in Europe.

## Evidence Notes

- Britannica anchors the period framing.
- Britannica's feudalism entry anchors the social-system claim.
- Britannica's Black Death entry anchors the plague-pandemic date claim.

## Further Reading

- [Middle Ages | Britannica](https://www.britannica.com/event/Middle-Ages)
- [Feudalism | Britannica](https://www.britannica.com/topic/feudalism)
- [Black Death | Britannica](https://www.britannica.com/event/Black-Death)