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start of middle ages
In European history, the Middle Ages, or Medieval period, lasted from the 5th to the 15th century. It began with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery. -
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medieval europe
Between AD 1000 and 1500, a lively society developed in Europe. Although most people still worked on the land, this was also the age of CASTLES, cathedrals, and growing towns. Gradually, the traders and craftsmen of the towns began to have more influence on government. -
Period: 500 to
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Jan 1, 1066
The History of Bayeux Tapestry
The story of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, as least as seen from the Norman side, is depicted in this unique object, the Bayeux Tapestry. Although more than 900 years old, its images are still gripping. It is a coloured embroidery, 70 metres long, full of vivid action, and also much that is unexplained and enigmatic. -
Jan 1, 1185
shogunate japan
The word "shogun" is a title that was granted by the Emperor to the country's top military commander. During the Heian period (794-1192) the members of the military gradually became more powerful than the court officials, and eventually they took control of the whole government. -
Jan 1, 1215
The History of Magna Carta.
By 1215, thanks to years of unsuccessful foreign policies and heavy taxation demands, England’s King John was facing down a possible rebellion by the country’s powerful barons. Under duress, he agreed to a charter of liberties known as the Magna Carta (or Great Charter) that would place him and all of England’s future sovereigns within a rule of law. -
Jan 1, 1348
black death
the black plague is an infectious, bacterial disease regarded as a fever and it can also be a risk of an infection to the lungs. the black plague spread throughout Asia and Europe, it went from 1343- 1350. The location of the first symptons of the back death were in Florence Italy.
