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4 days ago · The 14th century was a period of near-constant conflict and invasion for England, as the kingdom faced repeated attacks and incursions by the French and their allies. While certain invasions of England like those of the Vikings, Danes, and Normans are well-remembered, the sheer scale and frequency of French invasions in the 1300s is often ...
4 days ago · During the 14th century, Oxford mirrored the rest of English society in many ways. Political instability wracked the realm as England waged the Hundred Years‘ War in France, battled Scotland and Wales closer to home, and saw the overthrow and murder of King Edward II. The Black Death arrived in 1348, wiping out over a third of the population.
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4 days ago · May 26, 2024. The 14th century is often regarded as one of the worst periods in human history, particularly for those living in Europe. A confluence of devastating events, including the Great Famine, the Black Death, the Hundred Years‘ War, and widespread political instability, led to immense suffering and societal upheaval.
4 days ago · History of England. Anglo-Saxon England or Early Medieval England, existing from the 5th to the 11th centuries from soon after the end of Roman Britain until the Norman Conquest in 1066, consisted of various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms until 927, when it was united as the Kingdom of England by King Æthelstan (r. 927–939).
2 days ago · CAMBRIDGE THE GROWTH OF THE CITY . Physiographical Map Showing Bronze Age Remains in the Cambridge Region. The City of Cambridge has grown to its present size and dignity on a site that has many advantages for settlement, of a type well-recognised by geographers, and familiar to historians: at the point nearest to a sea where a slow-moving river can readily be crossed by ford or dug-out canoe ...
1 day ago · Reformations: The Early Modern World, 1450-1650 Carlos Eire New Haven, CT, Yale University Press, 2016, ISBN: 9780300111927; 920pp.;Price: £22.50
That probably marked the peak of Colchester's early medieval growth; like many other towns and much of rural Essex, it seems to have stagnated or declined in the earlier 14th century. Although the largest in Essex, the early 14th-century town was relatively small and unimportant. Even in comparison with other towns in the county, it was not ...
