she is included here as John's case is the only known record of a transgender person, as well as the only known legal record involving homosexuality in a temporal court — during the Middle Ages. As such, John's story is vital in understanding medieval sexuality, sexual identity and how ...
Valley of the kings used as burial site Capital moved to Memphis 19 20 Third Intermediate Period 1075 BC – 715 BC 21 Shoshenk I Egypt divided again northern capital Tanis, southern capital Thebes Shoshenk reunited Egypt Egypt lost control of Israel and Lebanon 22 23 24 Late Period 715 BC...
Ramban (Rabbi Moshe ben Naḥman), was a leading medieval Jewish scholar, philosopher, physician, kabbalist, and biblical commentator. He was raised and lived for most of his life in Spain. Following his longing to the Land of Israel he managed to live in Jerusalem during his last years....
TimelineThe idea of the ‘Middle Ages’ can be traced back to Petrarch and is a conception of historical periodisation focused on Europe. Simply trans-lating the label ‘medieval’ to other regions of the world can be seen as inappropriate and Eurocentric. In this timeline, however, I have...
The redirection of the Sutlej into the Indus causes the Indus area to flood. Climate changes make the Sarasvati region too dry for habitation. (Thought lost, its river bed is finally photographed from satellite in the 1990s.) -1500: Egyptians bury their royalty in the Valley of the Kings....
Explore the Spanish treasure fleet. Discover the origins, routes and cargo of the Spanish fleet. Read about its decline, and review a timeline of...
Part of the Medieval Library extending over the Cloister was removed, perhaps due to the extra weight causing structural problems. 1807 Construction The West Tower spires are removed It was believed that the towers were endangered by their own weight, which is why the spires were removed. In 17...
The history of the great West African Kingdoms is largely passed down through the works of only a few Medieval scholars from the regions, but also the griots. Griots, or Jali, are sorts of animist priests of West Africa that maintain a history of the land through oral storytelling, music...
The medieval Croatian kingdom reached its peak in the 11th century during the reigns of Petar Krešimir IV and Dmitar Zvonimir. Meanwhile, In 972, the ruling prince Géza of the Árpád dynasty officially started to integrate Hungary into Christian Western Europe. His son Stephen, who ...
Ch 9. History of the Fall of Rome Ch 10. History of the Dark Ages Ch 11. Early Middle Ages Overview Ch 12. Overview of the Medieval Warm... Ch 13. Overview of the High Middle Ages Ch 14. Overview of the Late Middle Ages Ch 15. History of the Renaissance Ch 16. The Age of Ex...