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Jul 31, 2018 · The Gough map – 14th century. Donated to the Bodlian Library in the 19th century, the Gough map is the earliest known map of Britain to give a detailed representation of the country’s roads. 4. Portolan Chart by Pietro Visconte – c. 1325. Portolan charts were key to maritime navigation in the medieval world.
History of England. In the Iron Age, all of Britain south of the Firth of Forth, was inhabited by the Celtic people known as the Britons, including some Belgic tribes (e.g. the Atrebates, the Catuvellauni, the Trinovantes, etc.) in the south east. In CE 43 the Roman conquest of Britain began; the Romans maintained control of their province of ...
Apr 8, 2008 · The Gough Map: a map of medieval Britain. Alixe Bovey took a journey around medieval Britain, guided by a 14th-century map, for the BBC Four medieval season. She explains what the map tells us, and reveals some of the hidden gems she found along the way. Published: April 8, 2008 at 4:31 PM.
Apr 12, 2012 · Britain's first A to Z: The amazing 14th-century map of Britain. April 12, 2012. Your'e looking at the oldest surviving map of Britain, dating from around 1360. And, give or take a bit of...
Overview. At the start of the period, concurrent with the accession of Henry IV (r. 1399–1413), England’s first Lancastrian king, Great Britain and Ireland are rife with internal tensions, including Welsh revolt, a series of baronial rebellions led by the Percy family of Northumberland, and ongoing warfare among the Anglo-Irish nobility.
Boniface VIII declares a Jubilee or Holy Year, with plenary indulgences for pilgrims who make their way to Rome. Go to Boniface VIII (c.1234–1303) in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (2 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: 13th century. Religion.
