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5 days ago · From this structural hermeneutic of kinship, Worby provides a close reading of 13th- and 14th-century sources on kinship, from treatises and visual representations of the marital prohibitions of consanguinity and affinity, to scattered court records on marriage, divorce, and inheritance.
5 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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18 hours ago · 05/31/2024 by Mama Say What. The evolution of wedding ceremonies from ancient traditions to modern trends, highlighting customs, personalization, sustainability, and inclusivity. Wedding ceremonies are timeless celebrations of love and union, rooted deeply in the traditions and customs of various cultures around the world.
4 days ago · The late Middle Ages or late medieval period was the period of European history lasting from AD 1300 to 1500. The late Middle Ages followed the High Middle Ages and preceded the onset of the early modern period (and in much of Europe, the Renaissance). Around 1350, centuries of prosperity and growth in Europe came to a halt.
4 days ago · In general, the early modern period is considered to have lasted from the 16th to the 19th centuries (about 1500–1800). In a European context, it is defined as the period following the Middle Ages and preceding the advent of modernity, sometimes defined as the "late modern period". In the context of global history, the early modern period is ...
3 days ago · The Reformation, also known as the Protestant Reformation and the European Reformation, [1] was a major theological movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the papacy and the authority of the Catholic Church. Towards the end of the Renaissance, the Reformation marked the ...
1 day ago · May 30, 2024 • By Jeff Williamson, MA History, BA History. Saint Helena, the mother of Emperor Constantine, is credited by Saint Ambrose of Milan with the recovery of perhaps Christendom’s most sacred relic: The True Cross. Whether or not she actually was the one to find it was secondary to Ambrose’s primary objective — to join imperial ...
