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Jul 29, 1040
medevil farming
The farming year in Medieval England was clearly shaped around the weather. At certain times of the year, certain things had to be done by peasant farmers or crops would not have grown. Farming, in this sense, was controlled by the weather. -
Oct 10, 1066
battle of hastings
It brought about changes out of all proportion to the scale of the battle, and permanent social ones also.
Not only was King Harold killed, but the majority of the Saxon land-owning aristocracy too, thus preventing any further resistance, and making it easy for William of Normandy to keep the promises which he had made to the non-Norman French war-lords who had provided most of his army. -
Jul 3, 1084
the domesday book
The Domesday Book was commissioned in December 1085 by William the Conqueror, who invaded England in 1066. The first draft was completed in August 1086 and contained records for 13,418 settlements in the English counties south of the rivers Ribble and Tees (the border with Scotland at the time. -
Nov 6, 1185
HIERARCHY IN FEUDAL JAPAN
Society was divided into two classes in Feudal Japan, the nobility and the peasants. The noble class made up roughly twelve percent of the population with peasants making up the rest. -
Nov 6, 1185
HIERARCHY IN FEUDAL JAPAN
Society was divided into two classes in Feudal Japan, the nobility and the peasants. The noble class made up roughly twelve percent of the population with peasants making up the rest. -
Nov 6, 1300
black death
In October 1347, a ship came from the Crimea and docked in Messina, Sicily. Aboard the ship were not only sailors but rats. The rats brought with them the Black Death, the bubonic plague.
Europe had heard of the bubonic plague, which had ravished central Asia in the early 1300s -
Nov 6, 1300
black death
the cause were Fever, trembling, weakness, and profuse sweating are initial symptoms of the bubonic version. minimum number of European dead would have been 20 million, as J. F. Heckler suggests. -
Nov 6, 1459
edward iv
EDWARD IV, King of England, son of Richard, Duke of York, by Cicely Neville, was born at Rouen on the 28th of April 1442. As a boy he was styled Earl of March, and spent most of his time at Ludlow. -
Nov 4, 1470
edward the iv
edward the iv was the king of engleng between 1461 and 1471.
Edward of York was born at Rouen in France, the second child of Richard, 3rd Duke of York -
Nov 6, 1470
edward iv
Edward IV was able to restore order, despite the temporary return to the throne of Henry VI. -
Nov 6, 1483
edward iv
Edward IV, also called (until 1459) Earl of March (born April 28, 1442, Rouen, Fr.—died April 9, 1483, Westminster, Eng.), king of England from 1461 until October 1470 and again from April 1471 until his death in 1483. -
Oct 23, 1543
shogun of japan
event
During Hokusai's lifetime Japan was a nation ruled by strict social class, a feudal regime and military dictatorship. The Edo period, as this division of Japanese history came to be known, saw great social and economic change and would eventually lead to the downfall of the ruling elite and the beginning of Japan's Modern Age. Foreign influence was beginning to shape the political future of the nation and as a direct consequence of this Japanese culture would begin to affect the West. -
japans city
Towns grew in the lands surrounding castles, which attracted peasants, artisans and traders from around the country. Castle towns (jokamachi) were an important feature of castles as they provided an extension of the castle's defences. They had many winding and confusing streets. Some of these towns became Japan's largest cities. -
black death
Effect
The Bubonic Plague killed 25 million people, 1\3 of Europe's population back in the 1300s and still may cause 1-2000 deaths a year, mostly in ages 20 and older. Some of the first symptoms were vomiting, giddiness, headaches, shivering, tongue turns white, and intolerance to light. Cause:
For the whole of the 20th century it was believed that the Black Death and all the plagues of Europe (1347-1670) were epidemics of bubonic plague. This review presents evidence that this view is incorrec -
black death
Effect
The Black Death also had a profound effect on the art and literature of Europe. With so many people around them dying daily, it was hard for the citizens of Europe to not want to reflect this in their artwork.
Cause
The Black Plague was responsible for wiping out 1/3 of the population of Europe during the 1300s, and is considered one of the worst (is not THE worst) pandemic in recorded history. -
black death londen
cause
The Black Death was a bubonic plague pandemic which reached England in 1348, and killed about half the population. It was the first and most severe manifestation of the Second Pandemic, caused by the Yersinia pestis bacteria. -
women samurai
they where Early Feudal Japan: In the early feudal period, samurai women were expected to exhibit loyalty, bravery, and take on the duty of revenge. As her warrior husband was often absent, the samurai wife also had important duties at home. Her responsibility was the food and all the household supplies. -
women samurais
Sometimes women joined men in battle, actually fighting along side them or encouraging the troops. And, like their husbands, women were expected to commit suicide if the family was dishonored in any way. Some women used suicide as a form of protest against injustice, as in the case of one woman who killed herself when her husband mistreated her. -
vikings
The word "viking" means something like "raid" in Old Norse; "vikingr" means something like "one who raids"; but there is no doubt that the word Viking came to mean the loosely-organized cultural groups in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and eventually Iceland who shared a common economy: hunting, fishing, and piracy.
