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The Benedictine monastery of St. Peter, what we know as Westminster Abbey, has been the venue for coronations of English monarchs since 1066. Work to transform the abbey into a Gothic masterpiece began in the 13th century and continued for over two hundred years. Unlike most cathedrals, it answered directly to the popes. The earliest.
The development of governmental institutions does not always make exciting reading, but the way in which they worked (or failed to work) was important to the inhabitants of London, who numbered perhaps 80,000 in 1300, 40,000 in 1400, 50,000 in 1500, and 200,000 in 1600. 16. The city of London did not, however, speak with a single voice, even ...
Ruins of Beckov Castle in Slovakia. The crisis of the Middle Ages was a series of events in the 14th and 15th centuries that ended centuries of European stability during the late Middle Ages. [1] Three major crises led to radical changes in all areas of society: demographic collapse, political instability, and religious upheavals.
This volume focuses on aspects of Carthusian history and culture of the later Middle Ages, a period of growth and vitality within the order. There is a primary but not exclusive focus on the English Province, which to date has received at best unbalanced attention. While the fundamental ambitions and ideals of Carthusianism formulated, articulated, and lived by the disciples of St Bruno ...
30 mars 2022 · Clergy in London in the late Middle Ages : a register of clergy ordained in the Diocese of London based on episcopal ordination lists 1361-1539 Bookreader Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. Share to Twitter. Share to Fa ...
"Art for private devotion, or 'props in an intimate theatre of spirituality' as Henk van Os characterizes it, includes some of the most extraordinary as well as the most beautiful objects created in the Late Middle Ages. Selecting the best preserved and most interesting examples of devotional art made in Europe in the two centuries before the Reformation, the author dramatically draws aside ...
The Medieval Europe gallery showcases many of the world's greatest medieval treasures. British, European and Byzantine objects tell the story of a period of great change when territorial wars and political turmoil shaped the continent we know today. From the power and dominance of the Church in everyday life, to the social change spread through ...
