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in what form did William the Conqueror write the date of his own coronation?
This is a question about the English legal calendar as viewed by people living at the time, not as historians recorded it later.
New year shifts to 1-January
To the best of my understanding, the ...
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What holidays would be on a European-centric calendar from the 11th - 13th Centuries?
I've often come across readings that mentioned there were numerous holidays in calendars in use within the Christian Churches or Church controlled lands, with work stopping on worship days, feast days ...
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Why were universities created in the 11th-12th century?
I am specifically interested in information related to: the University of Bologna, the University of Paris, and the University of Oxford.
From what I have been able to find so far universities were ...
