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3 days ago · The Crusader states, or Outremer, were four Catholic polities that existed in the Levant from 1098 to 1291. Following the principles of feudalism, the foundation for these polities was laid by the First Crusade, which was proclaimed by the Latin Church in 1095 in order to reclaim the Holy Land after it was lost to the 7th-century Muslim conquest.
3 days ago · British Columbia, Canada’s westernmost province. It is bounded to the north by Yukon and the Northwest Territories, to the east by the province of Alberta, to the south by the U.S. states of Montana, Idaho, and Washington, and to the west by the Pacific Ocean and the southern panhandle of Alaska.
3 days ago · By the late 1140s, the active phase of the civil war was over, barring the occasional outbreak of fighting. Many of the barons were making individual peace agreements with one another to secure their war gains and it increasingly appeared as though the English church was considering promoting a peace treaty.
- 19 December 1154 – 6 July 1189
- Empress Matilda
3 days ago · The Greek Dark Ages (c. 1100 – c. 800 BC) refers to the period of Greek history from the presumed Dorian invasion and end of the Mycenaean civilization in the 11th century BC to the rise of the first Greek city-states in the 9th century BC and the epics of Homer and earliest writings in the Greek alphabet in the 8th century BC.
1 day ago · What caused the Black Death? Where did the Black Death originate? What were the symptoms of the Black Death? How did the Black Death affect Europe? What are other names for the Black Death? Summarize This Article.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
2 days ago · Vancouver, city, southwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is the major urban center of western Canada and the focus of one of the country’s most populous metropolitan regions. The city is just north of the U.S. state of Washington.
5 days ago · Early History of Parksville. The City of Parksville is located along the Salish Sea (Strait of Georgia) on the east coast of Vancouver Island. The Coast Salish people were first to call the Parksville area home and have lived in the region from time immemorial.
