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1 day ago · Europe, second smallest of the world’s continents, composed of the westward-projecting peninsulas of Eurasia (the great landmass that it shares with Asia). It occupies nearly one-fifteenth of the world’s total land area. The long processes of history marked it off as the home of a distinctive civilization.
May 12, 2020 · In Europe, it is thought that around 50 million people died as a result of the Black Death over the course of three or four years. The population was reduced from some 80 million to 30 million. It killed at least 60 per cent of the population in rural and urban areas. In fact, in some places such as a village on an estate in Cambridgeshire ...
Sep 29, 2023 · The Black Death (1347-1352) Thirty years after Europe’s recovery from the Great Famine, the most infamous catastrophe of the 14th century occurred when the bubonic plague, known as the Black Death, struck in 1347. The plague is estimated to have killed at least 25 million people in Europe, causing population declines of between 30–50% in ...
Gem cutting wasn’t invented until the 15th century, so most stones weren’t particularly shiny. By the 14th century, diamonds became popular in Europe, and by the middle of the same century there were laws about who could wear what kinds of jewellery. Knights, for instance, were banned from wearing rings.
May 14, 2020 · For much of the Middle Ages, the main message that churchmen gave in regard to magic was that it was foolish nonsense that didn't work. When Heinrich Kramer wrote the infamous Malleus Maleficarum in the late 15th century, his motive was to try to persuade people of the reality of witches. In fact, the book was initially condemned by the church ...
Johannes Gutenberg (born 14th century, Mainz [Germany]—died probably February 3, 1468, Mainz) was a German craftsman and inventor who originated a method of printing from movable type. Elements of his invention are thought to have included a metal alloy that could melt readily and cool quickly to form durable reusable type, an oil-based ink ...
One of the best-kept examples of Medieval architecture in Ukraine, Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle dates back as for as the 14th century, however, there is evidence the castle is even older than that. The castle was originally just a dirt/wooden fort but was transformed by Lithuanian Princes into a stone castle.
