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Mar 20, 2016 · The Middle Ages began with the fall of the Roman Empire (476 CE) and ended around the 14th-century (at 'the outbreak of intellectual inspiration'), better known as the Renaissance. The Middle Ages were often referred to as the Dark Ages.
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Vikings plundering monasteries? Religious dissenters burning at the stake? The dead bodies piling up as war, famine, and plague devastated Europe? Think again.
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In 1300, Europe had about 100 million people; then a series of calamities struck. First Germany and other northern countries experienced crop failures from 1315 to 1317, and these resulted in widespread starvation and death. Then, in 1347, Europe was hit by one of the worst disasters in human history, an epidemic called the Black Death. Sometimes c...
Dauphin:
1. The crown prince in prerevolutionary France.
Flagellants:
1. Religious enthusiasts of the Middle Ages who beat themselves with lashes as a way of doing penance.
Joust:
1. Personal combat, particularly on horseback and involving a lance.
Following the Islamic conquest of Spain in 711, the history of the Iberian Peninsulafollowed a course separate from that of Europe as a whole. At that point there was no such thing as "Spain," except as a geographical designation: there were the Moorish emirates in the south and the Christian region of Asturias in the north. Gradually a number of p...
The Crusades and the Mongol conquests had greatly increased contact between Europe and the rest of the world, and in about 1300, the continent began to experience a sudden explosion of curiosity and creativity. This in turn would spawn the Renaissance in the arts and literature; the Reformation in religion; and the Age of Discovery in exploration a...
The type of armor most often associated with the medieval period is plate, or full-body armor; but ironically, it did not make its appearance until the Middle Ages were almost over. Improvements in the crossbow in the early 1300s made it necessary to develop a more protective style of armor, though in fact the concept behind the "new" armor was old...
Books
Dijkstra, Henk, editor. History of the Ancient and Medieval World, Volume 10: Medieval Politics and Life. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1996, pp. 1345–68, 1375–1422. Severy, Merle, editor. The Age of Chivalry. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1969, pp. 299–368.
Web Sites
"The Black Death." Discovery Online.[Online] Available http://www.discovery.com/stories/history/blackdeath/blackdeath.html (last accessed July 28, 2000). "Avignon Papacy: Historical Summary." [On-line] Available http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/cmrs/faculty/geary/instr/students/history.htm(last accessed July 28, 2000). "The Hundred Years' War." [Online] Available http://www.bnf.fr/enluminures/texte/atx2_02.htm (last accessed July 28, 2000).
Jan 2, 2022 · From the end of the Roman Empire and the rise of Islam to the Vikings, the Mongol khanates, and the Black Death, readers explore both snapshots of key events and broader themes including social change and feudalism, medicine, and the evolution of universities.
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May 25, 2020 · Oxford medieval historian Hannah Skoda chooses her top five books on the Middle Ages, explaining why she finds the whole idea of their 'middleness' problematic and how a more global approach tends to shatter many long-held assumptions about the period. Interview by Benedict King.
Nov 7, 2016 · The End of the Middle Ages: Essays and Questions in History Contents: The Beguines and the Weaving brothers -- The convent of Helfta -- The attraction of the abyss -- The schism -- Valentine Visconti -- The French claim to Milan -- The Malatestas of Rimini -- The ladies of Milan -- The flight of Piero de' Medici -- The French at Pisa. Credits
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Mar 20, 2016 · That was pretty much the end of the Middle Ages. Columbus took off for the New World only 37 years later. I thought about giving this a 4-star rating because of what I considered too-long paragraphs, but decided that would be petty like so many popes and monarchs.
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