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3 giorni fa · In European history, "post-classical" is synonymous with the medieval time or Middle Ages, the period of history from around the 5th century to the 15th century. It began with the collapse of the Western Roman Empire and merged into the Renaissance and the Age of Discovery .
2 giorni fa · The Black Death was the second great natural disaster to strike Europe during the Late Middle Ages (the first one being the Great Famine of 1315–1317) and is estimated to have killed 30% to 60% of the European population, as well as approximately 33% of the population of the Middle East.
3 giorni fa · A Social History of Disability in the Middle Ages. London, Routledge, 2013, ISBN: 9780415822596; 346pp.; Price: £80.00. Until Irina Metzler published her first volume on medieval disability in 2006 (1), the lives of the physically impaired in the Middle Ages had received relatively little scholarly attention.
3 giorni fa · An Environmental History of the Middle Ages: The Crucible of Nature | Reviews in History. Book: An Environmental History of the Middle Ages: The Crucible of Nature. John Aberth. London, Routledge, 2013, ISBN: 9780415779463; 344pp.; Price: £24.99. Reviewer: Dr Dolly Jørgensen. Umeå University, Sweden. Citation:
1 giorno fa · Allison Fizzard's (pp. 193–211) essay represents part of a larger project on corrodies in English and Welsh houses during the reigns of Henry VII and Henry VIII. Here she focuses on the regular canons in England in the later Middle Ages and concludes that they granted relatively few corrodies and mostly to folk they knew.
3 giorni fa · THE GRAMMAR-SCHOOLS OF THE MEDIEVAL UNIVERSITY. The study of Latin Grammar was of immense importance in the Middle Ages: he who aspired to enter the Church or any other learned profession must begin his education by mastering the language which would give him access not only to classical learning but also to the writings of medieval scholars.
5 giorni fa · Eleanor Of Aquitaine (1122-1204) was a major figure in the middle ages and a prominent figure in women’s history. Information in this article includes biographical information, facts, her accomplishments, and her relationships with King Louis VII and King Henry II.
