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3 days ago · The Hanseatic League was a medieval commercial and defensive network of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe. Growing from a few North German towns in the late 12th century, the League expanded between the 13th and 15th centuries and ultimately encompassed nearly 200 settlements across eight modern-day countries, ranging from Estonia in the north and east, to the ...
1 day ago · Global average temperatures show that the Little Ice Age was not a distinct planet-wide period but a regional phenomenon occurring near the end of a long temperature decline that preceded recent global warming. [1] The Little Ice Age ( LIA) was a period of regional cooling, particularly pronounced in the North Atlantic region. [2]
2 days ago · The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic occurring in Europe from 1346 to 1353. One of the most fatal pandemics in human history, as many as 50 million people [2] perished, perhaps 50% of Europe's 14th century population. [3] . Bubonic plague is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis and spread by fleas.
- 1346–1353
- Bubonic plague
- 75,000,000–200,000,000 (estimated)
4 days ago · Wykeham remained active in government in the reign of Richard II. A member of the regency council, he also served on the various councils that effectively took the crown into commission in the late 1380s. At the age of 65, Wykeham undertook a second term as chancellor in 1389.
13 hours ago · Geoffrey Chaucer, the celebrated English poet of the 14th century, played a pivotal role in shaping Valentine’s Day into the holiday of love we know today.. His famous poem, “The Parlement of Foules,” written in the late 1380s, was instrumental in linking romantic love with Saint Valentine.
May 15, 2024 · There may have been more specialization by the 1380s when Cook Row near the moot hall, 'la Bacherie', and Cordwainers' Row, were recorded. The butchers' shambles were in the middle of the market, near the moot hall, possibly round St. Runwald's church, and the fish market was nearby, west of the church. The corn market was at the west end of ...
5 days ago · First established in the 1380s, Wat Phra That Doi Suthep is a sacred site and an important temple to the Thai people. It is known as one of the most beautiful temples in Chiang Mai and is famous for its incredible piece of architecture and skilled craftsmanship.
