Wool was the most used material in the middle ages. It could be produced in great quantity, it was warm, it could be made into thin or thick fabric and took dye more easily than other fabrics.
There were professional spies employed by the kings that were spread everywhere. They didn't have a 007 look to them but they still had a good set of skills.
Known as the “Sun King,” Louis XIV centralized power in the French monarchy and reigned over a period of great prosperity in which France became a dominant force in Europe.
In this way, jesters also played a role to prevent over-oppression due to political affairs and they also helped the members of the nobility to rule well.
As the Portuguese explorers went through South America, the native people that lived there adopted this particular blade, and pretty soon after the Gauchos got introduced to this knife, and it was a perfect fit for their needs.
Typography was invented twice: once in China and Korea and in medieval Europe. In China, printing was invented, according to some data (Julien, "Documents...