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May 16, 2024 · Assessments of the population of medieval London vary, but it may well have doubled between the early thirteenth and the early fourteenth centuries, an increase reflected particularly in the intensification of settlement within and without the walls. Many of the new-comers were immigrants from the Home Counties. Many others came from the east ...
2 days ago · The great nunnery of Syon (Isleworth) was an Augustinian house as reformed by St. Bridget of Sweden. It was founded in 1414 and had a net income of £1,731. It was the only house of Brigittines in England. In Carey and Ellis's edition of Dugdale are enumerated, all told, some 203 houses of the Augustinian order, and in addition 356 hospitals ...
4 days ago · Calendar of Letter-Books of the City of London: I, 1400-1422. Calendars the letters of the City of London, arranged in approximate chronological order. Includes editorial introduction and indices. London, Calendar of Letter-Books. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1909. This free content was digitised by double ...
May 17, 2024 · The Black Death and Peasants' Revolt. In the mid-14th century, the catastrophic plague known as the Black Death hit Europe, and swept through the continent rapidly. It would eventually kill between a third and half of the population. These huge death tolls sparked off a chain of events that would redefine the position of the peasant in England.
- Jennifer Cain
- 2011
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- Jennifer Cain
- 2011
17 hours ago · Website. britishmuseum .org. Area. 807,000 sq ft (75,000 m 2) in. 94 galleries. The Great Court was developed in 2001 and surrounds the original Reading Room. The British Museum is a public museum dedicated to human history, art and culture located in the Bloomsbury area of London.
2 days ago · Siena reached the height of its splendour in the Middle Ages, when in 1147 it became an independent comune after a century of rule under the bishop. After gaining its independence, the city adopted an expansionistic policy, considerably increasing its domains. But the development and riches brought by trade also accompanied social conflict ...
