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3 days ago · In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted approximately from 500 AD to 1500, although some prefer other start and end dates. The Middle Ages is the second of the three traditional divisions of Western history: antiquity , medieval, and modern .
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.
1 day ago · The end date of the Reformation is even more disputed, with 25 September 1555 (when the Peace of Augsburg was accepted), 23 May 1618, and 24 October 1648 (when the Thirty Years' War began and ended, respectively) being the most commonly mentioned terminuses.
2 days ago · The Modern Origins of the Early Middle Ages. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2013, ISBN: 9780199650484 ; 400pp.; Price: £65.00. The beginnings of Europe is not a very complicated historical subject. After the end of Roman domination in the fifth century CE, so-called ‘successor states’ grew up in the territories and around the margins of ...
5 days ago · A weaker state and a greater emphasis on clinging to power by force militarized the aristocracy and made war its defining passion throughout the middle ages. By contrast, peasants did comparatively well from the weakening of systematic taxation until the aristocracy was able to reimpose its power towards the end of the period.
4 days ago · Links to online sources are provided when available. Epistolae: Medieval Women's Letters. "Epistolæ is a collection of letters to and from women in the Middle Ages, from the 4th to the 13th century. The letters, written in Latin, are linked to the names of the women involved, with English translations and, where available, biographical ...
2 days ago · The Middle Age refers to the Medieval period from the 5th to 15th century between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance. More often than not, the term Middle Ages is used in reference to Europe. The early Middle Ages are often called the Dark Ages because Europe’s cultural and scholarly influence before the Crusades and the ...
