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The 14th century lasted from 1 January 1301 (represented by the Roman numerals MCCCI) to 31 December 1400 (MCD). It is estimated that the century witnessed the death of more than 45 million lives from political and natural disasters in both Europe and the Mongol Empire .
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Clovis I – King of the Franks (c.466 – 511) As the Western Roman Empire crumbled in the fifth century, new powers would emerge in Europe. A Frankish leader named Clovis would be one of the most important figures in this era, first uniting his people, then conquering neighbours to create a state that spread over much of France, the Low Countries, an...
Pope Gregory I (c.540 – 604) One of only three popes to be nicknamed ‘The Great’, Gregorius Anicius was selected for the Papacy in 590 and would drastically reform and improve its administration. He is remembered for the missionizing activities carried out in parts of Europe to convert peoples to Christianity, and for refocusing the Church’s charit...
Wu Zetian – Chinese empress (624-705) For about fifty years, Wu Zetian was the most important person in China, first as the empress consort, then as empress dowager to two of her sons, and finally becoming the only woman in Chinese history to officially rule as Empress from 690 to 705. Her rule was marked by both increasing prosperity within China ...
Harun al-Rashid, Abbasid caliph (786–809) If the first few Abbasid caliphs established this dynasty, it was Harun al-Rashid who made it famous. Reigning from 786 to 809, this caliph had mixed results militarily but has been credited with making Baghdad a centre of culture and learning. Harun was a major figure in the establishment of Bayt al-Ḥikmah...
Abu Bakr al-Razi – Iranian physician (c.865 – c.925) Known in the Western world as Rhazes, he is considered a hugely important figure in the history of medicine. Serving as the head of hospitals in Baghdad and Rey, al-Razi would write over two hundred works related to the field, and was known for his work in experimental medicine, the use of pharma...
Ferdowsi – Persian writer (940 – 1019/1025) Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsi Tusi is the author of Shahnameh (Book of Kings), the epic poem that tells the mythical and historical past of Iran. The massive poem, about 50,000 couplets in length, took about 33 years to complete and has become one of the important literary works in history, a national epic not just...
Peter Abelard – French scholar (1079-1142) and Héloïse d’Argenteuil – French abbess (c.1100 – 1163) Peter Abelard was already a well-known scholar in France when he became the tutor to a Parisian woman named Héloïse in 1116. These two intellectuals soon developed a passionate romance, which included a secret marriage and the birth of a child. Howev...
Maimonides – Jewish scholar (1138–1204) Moses ben Maimon, better known as Maimonides, is the leading Jewish figure of the Middle Ages. Living in Morocco and then Egypt, his most important job was as the personal physician to Saladin. While he wrote on a wide range of topics, his most famous dealing with Jewish theology and law, as well as philosoph...
Dante Alighieri – Italian writer (c.1265-1321) This Florentine wrote the Divine Comedy, which is considered one of the most important works in Italian literature. Completed in 1320, it tells the story of the author visiting Hell, Purgatory and Heaven. Dante proved to be an influential figure in literature, both in Italy and beyond. Marco Polo – Ita...
Christine de Pizan – French writer (1364 – c.1430) The first professional female writer of the Middle Ages, Christine took up this career after the death of her husband in 1389. Using connections to the French royal court, she went on to pen works such as The Book of the City of Ladies. Christinewas both an influential writer in the fifteenth centu...
22 apr 2010 · The Middle Ages: Birth of an Idea. The phrase “Middle Ages” tells us more about the Renaissance that followed it than it does about the era itself. Starting around the 14th century, European...
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Europe did indeed suffer disasters of war, famine, and pestilence in the 14th century, but many of the underlying social, intellectual, and political structures remained intact.
8 mar 2024 · The Middle Ages was the period in European history from the collapse of Roman civilization in the 5th century CE to the period of the Renaissance (variously interpreted as beginning in the 13th, 14th, or 15th century, depending on the region of Europe and other factors).
14th-century English people. Biography portal. England portal. Wikimedia Commons has media related to 14th-century people of England. This page lists English people notable during the 14th century . 9th. 10th. 11th.
