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The history of Canada covers the period from the arrival of the Paleo-Indians to North America thousands of years ago to the present day. Prior to European colonization, the lands encompassing present-day Canada were inhabited for millennia by Indigenous peoples, with distinct trade networks, spiritual beliefs, and styles of social organization.
The Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution takes effect, June 15, 1804. Battle of Sitka, October 1804. The Territory of Orleans is organized and the District of Louisiana is created, October 1, 1804. The Territory of Michigan is organized, June 30, 1805.
Jul 5, 2015 · 1415. A Portuguese prince, Henry the Navigator, becomes fascinated by exploration down the coast of Africa and commissions successive voyages. Go to Henry the Navigator (1394–1460) in The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: 15th century. Exploration. European empires in Africa.
The 711–716 invasion by the Islamic Umayyad Caliphate conquered the Visigoth Kingdom and founded the Islamic State of Al-Andalus, gradually advancing through Iberia. In 1095, Portugal broke away from the Kingdom of Galicia. Henry's son Afonso Henriques proclaimed himself king of Portugal in 1139.
The Gough map – 14th century Donated to the Bodlian Library in the 19th century, the Gough map is the earliest known map of Britain to give a Britain around 600 : Shepherd, p. 51 Britain in the Eighth Century: Shepherd, p. 60 Britain in the Ninth Century: Shepherd, p. 60 Dominions of King Cnut (1014-1035) : Shepherd, p. 64 England, 1087-1154 : Shepherd, p. 65 Britain in 1200-1450 : Shepherd ...
Timeline; Italy in the Mid-Fourteenth Century: The Rise of Humanism (mid 14th century) Florence and the Medici (1397-1495) Rome: Papal Control and Early Resurrection (1400-1484) Rome: The Depths of Corruption and the Rise of the Golden Age; Venice and Milan (1300-1499) Art in the Early Renaissance (1330-1450) Art in the High Renaissance (1450-1550)
May 11, 2022 · 5th Century England (The Saxon Era) Saxons were very fond of a singular tool called a Scramasax or Seax. It was a sharp and pointed utensil fashioned from iron or bronze with sharp edges like a knife and usually a shell or wooden handle. The Scramasax was an all-purpose eating utentil, tool and weapon and a good Saxon always had one by his side ...
