How many medieval cathedrals are there in Europe? The cathedrals in the Lutheran areas of Germany are officially former cathedrals like those in Scotland The Church of Sweden, Church of Denmark, and Church of Ireland (with a tiny membership) all have bishops and cathedrals
Stone vs Brick - Castles and Cathedrals | Page 3 - History Forum I'm trying to compare castles in the medieval era against medieval seige weapons, Counter weight trebuchets and early bombard cannons, with stone shot To me Malbrok castle stands out as performing very well against bombardment, at a time that stone castles were being pulverised in France at
Why is Europes Historical Heritage So Much More Impressive? About 150 meters tall Nearly twice as tall There is nothing build in the Middle Ages outside of Europe remotely as tall as these Cathedrals And differently from the Pyramids, they are actual buildings with open spaces inside The Greco-Romans also didn't build anything taller than the tallest cathedrals
Origins of the Tour de France - History Forum The origin of the "compagnons du Tour de France" would date back from the XIIth century, period of building of the cathedrals The first proof of this habit is in a text dating 1420 about shoemakers of Troyes, in which the French king Charles VI writes "the companions and workers of this profession, fom different countries and with different
What are the best examples for medieval wooden castles? the church investment in stone building , the cities desire to have cathedrals or guilds towers created a whole number of those , traveling the land looking for contracts , At first it was only a stone keep , there is evidence foundations was a problem which had to be solved , eventually , only the most powerful lords and cities could compete
Why did the English language survive the Norman conquest? I can't see that the Lords Prayer changed that much and despite the Normans building all those Cathedrals, Anglo Norman didn't catch on in the church Old English: Fæder ure þu þe eart on heofonum; Si þin nama gehalgod to becume þin rice gewurþe ðin willa on eorðan swa swa on heofonum urne gedæghwamlican hlaf syle us todæg
Taking sanctuary in churches - History Forum The right of Sanctuary used to exist in all parish churches and Cathedrals when fugitives could "lawfully, only be lured out to accept banishment" (Fewins, 2005) By taking hold of such a ring a mediaeval felon or fugitive could avoid arrest providing they left England within 40 days This might go back to 7th century England
Tourism in the Medieval era of the Middle East? - History Forum pilgrims were a big thing and many thousands of commoners would flock to the great sites each year the road to santiago in spain was a very popular one because it was reasonably close but still far enough to make it impressive to go on it after the crusader states were created in the aftermath of the first crusade pilgrimage numbers to the region increased ugly as people went to all the holy
UK mansions - History Forum Hi everybody I'm looking for reliable information on the architecture of mansions in the UK, specifically south-east England Mansions not as in just historical buildings, but rather residential houses traditionally inhabited by rich folks Would any of you happen to know of websites that give
Question about the loss of Roman Technology | Page 2 - History Forum Yes, these are good points Lots of monumental works do come from local funding and labor of course And the Medieval states were no strangers to this pattern Underground aqueducts in an oasis in North Africa, river canals connecting various river valleys in Northern Europe, and of course mosques and cathedrals