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1 giorno fa · The 14th century in England saw the Great Famine and the Black Death, catastrophic events that killed around half of England's population, throwing the economy into chaos, and undermining the old political order.
4 giorni fa · In the 14th century, the predominant academic trend of scholasticism was challenged by the humanist movement. Though primarily an attempt to revitalise the classical languages , the movement also led to innovations within the fields of science, art, and literature, helped by impulses from Byzantine scholars who had to seek refuge in the west ...
1 giorno fa · Difficulties and calamities, including a great famine and the Black Death, which reduced the population by 50 per cent, introduced the Late Middle Ages in the 14th century. Conflicts between ethnic and social groups intensified , and local conflicts often escalated into full-scale warfare, such as the Hundred Years' War .
24 apr 2024 · Edward IV, king of England from 1461 until October 1470 and again from April 1471 until his death in 1483. He was a leading participant in the Yorkist-Lancastrian conflict known as the Wars of the Roses. Learn more about Edward IV’s life and reign in this article.
4 giorni fa · Italy in the 14th and 15th centuries. Characteristics of the period; Italy to c. 1380. The southern kingdoms and the Papal States; The popolo and the formation of the signorie in central and northern Italy; Venice in the 14th century; Florence in the 14th century; Economic change; Famine, war, and plague (1340–80) Italy from c ...
12 mag 2024 · In the thirteenth century, the elite tended to form a knightly military caste, with wealth based mainly in land; as military customs and economic patterns developed and changed into the fourteenth century, they emerged primarily as great bankers, merchants and industrialists, while always maintaining strong roots in the countryside.
3 giorni fa · Home. Memorials of London and London Life in the 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries. A series of extracts from the early archives of the City, arranged in chronological order. Much of the material is drawn from the Letter Books of the City. British History Online (no series). Originally published by Longmans, Green, London, 1868.
