The Middle Ages

different from classical words

476

The Middle Ages was very different from the Classical world of the Greeks and Romans in every aspect although the transition from one period to the other took place gradually. The beginning of the Middle Ages covering nearly 1 millennium is traditionally dated to 476 AD when the Western Roman Empire officially came to an end, while the end date for the Middle Ages depends on the context and allows the use of different events which took place either in the mid or the end of the 15th century.

Early Medieval period

Mar 17, 1001

The Early Middle Ages or Early Medieval Period was the period of European history lasting from the 5th century to the 10th century. The Early Middle Ages followed the decline of the Western Roman Empire and preceded the High Middle Ages (c. 1001–1300).

The 11th Century

Apr 20, 1040

In the 11th century, the Seljuk Turks took over much of the Middle East, occupying Persia during the 1040s, Armenia in the 1060s, and Jerusalem in 1070. In 1071, the Turkish army defeated the Byzantine army at the Battle of Manzikert and captured the Byzantine Emperor Romanus IV

Middle Ages

Jan 5, 1500

The Medieval period, also known as the Middle Ages, lasted from the 5th to 15th century in Europe between the fall of the Roman Empire and the birth of the Renaissance period. Art and architecture incorporated a Romanesque style that shifted to a Gothic style later in the Middle Ages.

15th Century Battle Power Horses

Jan 12, 1500

Durquality breeding stock developed during the classical perioding the decline of the Roman Empire and the Early Middle Ages,much of the was lost due to uncontrolled breeding and had to be built up again over the following centuries.

"Dark Ages"

Oct 29, 1500

The myth of the Middle Ages as a “dark age” does not lie in the fact that things declined markedly after the fall of Rome—they did. It lies in the idea that this situation persisted until the dawning of something called “the Renaissance,” which somehow rescued Western Europe from the clutches of the Catholic Church, revived ancient Greek and Roman learning, reinvented “good” (i.e. realistic) art and made everything OK again.
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Field of Cloth of Gold

Jun 7, 1520

The best-known image of the Field of Cloth of Gold is an anonymous but much reproduced tableaux painting that hangs at Hampton Court Palace. In the foreground, Henry VIII rides resplendent towards the town of Guînes surrounded by a processional crowd many thousands strong. Cannons boom in celebration from the town walls. A dragon firework passes overhead. In the distance, dozens of tents and pavilions shimmer — and in one of them, Henry is wrestling against his French counterpart, Francis I.