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The Staple. In European historiography, the term " staple " refers to the entire medieval system of trade and its taxation; its French equivalent is étape, and its German equivalent stapeln, words deriving from Late Latin stapula with the same meaning, [1] derived from stabulum. [2] designating a system that Hadrianus Junius considered to be ...
Profession. Statesman. John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, PC, FRS (13 November 1718 – 30 April 1792) [1] was a British statesman who succeeded his grandfather Edward Montagu, 3rd Earl of Sandwich as the Earl of Sandwich in 1729, at the age of ten. He held various military and political offices, including Postmaster General, First Lord of the ...
Baltic maritime trade began in the Late Middle Ages and continued to develop into the early modern period. During this time, ships carrying goods from the Baltic and North Sea passed along the Øresund, or the Sound, connecting areas like the Gulf of Finland to the Skagerrak. Over a period of 400 years, maritime powers in the east and west ...
Tibetan cuisine. Shipment of barley grain, a food staple. It is roasted and ground into powder to make a flour. Tibetan cuisine includes the culinary traditions and practices of the Tibetan people in the Tibet region. The cuisine reflects the Tibetan landscape of mountains and plateaus and includes influences from neighbors (including India and ...
Medieval English wool trade. Sheep, shown here in the 1240s or the 1250s, became increasingly important to English agriculture. The medieval English wool trade was one of the most important factors in the medieval English economy. [1] The medievalist John Munro notes that " [n]o form of manufacturing had a greater impact upon the economy and ...
List of cheeses. Different types of Gruyère, Jura Alpage and Etivaz cheeses at a food market in Lausanne, Switzerland. Parmigiano-Reggiano ripening in a modern factory. This is a list of cheeses by place of origin. Cheese is a milk -based food that is produced in wide-ranging flavors, textures, and forms.
Statute of the Staple. The Ordinance of the Staple was an ordinance issued in the Great Council in October 1353. It aimed to regularise the status of staple ports in England, Wales, and Ireland. In particular, it designated particular ports where specific goods could be exported or imported.
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