Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.England during the Middle Ages, commonly accepted to be from about 600 CE-1500 CE (from the 5th century withdrawal of Roman forces from the province of Britannia and th...
Many of the ceremonies observed onCorpus Christiin Switzerland have come down from the Middle Ages. Although customs may vary from one canton to the next, this festival is almost always observed with elaborate processions of clergy in their best robes, people in picturesque regional costumes, and...
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retaining proto-French as their language for the next three hundred years, ruled as custodians over English commoners. Although the language and racial distinctions faded rapidly during the middle ages, the class system born in the Norman/Saxon divide persisted longer — arguably with traces lasting...
Creation of the Church During the Middle Ages the church in England was affected by the same clashes that bedevilled the relationship betweenchurch and stateelsewhere in Europe. A modus vivendi was finally achieved in the matter ofinvestiture, but quarrels over the taxes demanded by Rome and appea...
Initial castles constructed during this time were of the motte (mound of earth in the middle) and bailey (surrounding ring) and ring work category. These structures were usually built on top of old ancient roman ruins which provided a starting point for the castles. By the 12th century, ...
Stott Hall Farm is a farm located between the eastbound and westbound carriageways of the M62 motorway in Calderdale. It is the only farm in the UK situated in the middle of a motorway and was built in the 18th century on Moss Moor. It lies south of Booth Wood Reservoir where the carri...
Rutland is dominated by Rutland Water, a large artificial lake formerly known "Empingham Reservoir", in the middle of the county, which is almost bisected by a large spit of land. The west part is in the Vale of Catmose. The highest point of the county is at Flitteris (a farm east ...
However, the English Kings did homage for these lands recognising the King of France as their ultimate sovereign lord. The extent of the English lands had been the cause of much friction between England and France for most of the Middle Ages. The French continually sought to check English ...
which had made the port highly secure during the middle ages, had become a liability which the construction of a new "Floating Harbour" (designed by William Jessop) in 1804-9 failed to overcome. Nevertheless, Bristol's population (66,000 in 1801) quintupled during the 19th Century, supported...