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The 14th Century, a brief chronology and timeline of British History will evolve here. Our 14th century chronology and timelines are being created and curated but already via each century page you can quickly locate our collections for each 100 years of history.
Jan 15, 2017 · Historical Maps. Europe at the beginning of the 14th century. Alex. In the 14th century in Europe, the plague wiped out 25 million lives (1/3 of the European population). The Kingdoms of England and France struggled in the prolonged Hundred Years’ War after Charles IV’s death. King of England, Edward III, claimed the French throne.
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- Map of Britain by Matthew Paris – 13th Century
- Portolan Chart by Pietro Visconte – C. 1325
- England with The Adjoining Kingdom, Scotland by Sebastian Munster – 1554
- Anglia and Hibernia Nova by Girolamo Ruscelli – 1561
- Anglia Regnum by Gerard Mercator – 1595
Paris was a Benedictine monk who was well known in 13th century England for writing and illustrating several manuscripts including a number of maps. This particular image of Britain features around 250 named towns.
Portolan charts were key to maritime navigation in the medieval world. This representation of Britain comes from a larger navigational chart covering the whole of Western Europe.
Produced in 1554 for his translation of Ptolomey’s Geographica, this map shows a significant improvement from Munster’s 1550 map of the island.
Ruscelli was an Italian cartographer who published extensively throughout the first part of the 16th century.
Now probably the most famous cartographer of the late medieval period, Gerard Mercartor was the first person to use the term ‘atlas’ to describe a collection of maps. This map of Britain is taken from one of Mercator’s early Atlases.
- Alex Collin
The interactive map is designed to give a clear overview of these thousand years of European history. More detailed information about Medieval Europe is given in the Timemaps units: Medieval Europe I (400 to 1000 CE) and. Medieval Europe II (1000 to 1450 CE).
500. Battle of Badon. 560. Development of an Anglo-Saxon Society. 597. Conversion to Christianity. 617. Kingdom of Northumbria. 626. Mercian Supremacy. Middle Anglo-Saxon. 660. Heptarchy. 660. Learning and Monasticism. 793. Fury of the Northmen. 793. West Saxon Hegemony. 825. Battle of Ellendun. 865. Great Heathen Army. 878. Alfred the Great. 878.
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.
Jan 8, 2019 · Traders of wool, cloth, spices, wine, and all manner of other goods gathered from across France and even came from abroad, notably from Flanders, Spain, England, and Italy.