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David Rothman (1937–2020) — Father of American social history and the role of institutions in shaping history and society. Ram Sharan Sharma (1919–2011) – social history of ancient India; Lloyd deMause (born 1931) – psychohistory; Gabriela Dudeková (born 1968) Ruth Goodman (born 1963) – early modern, British social history
Ernst Bloch (1885–1977), philosophy of history, political history and social history; Marc Bloch (1886–1944), medieval France; Annales School; Herbert Eugene Bolton (1870–1953), Spanish-US borderlands; Vladimir Bonch-Bruyevich (1873–1955), Soviet; Amadeo Bordiga (1889–1970), political history and social history
The jewelled cover of the Codex Aureus of St. Emmeram, c. 870, a Carolingian Gospel book. The Early Middle Ages (or early medieval period), sometimes controversially referred to as the Dark Ages, is typically regarded by historians as lasting from the late 5th to the 10th century.
Key historical trends of the High Middle Ages include the rapidly increasing population of Europe, which brought about great social and political change from the preceding era, and the Renaissance of the 12th century, including the first developments of rural exodus and urbanization. By 1350, the robust population increase had greatly benefited ...
Ancient historians were very different from modern historians in terms of goals, documentation, sources, and methods. [5] For instance, chronological systems were not widely used, their sources were often absorbed (traceability of such sources usually disappeared), and the goal of an ancient work was often to create political or military paradigms.
The written record agrees with the genetic evidence that such movements of people increased already before the end of Roman rule. The term "Saxon" only began to be used by Roman authors in the 4th century, initially to refer to Germanic raiders from north of the Frankish tribes who lived near the Rhine delta and on the ocean shores.
Renaissance humanism is a worldview centered on the nature and importance of humanity that emerged from the study of Classical antiquity.. Renaissance humanists sought to create a citizenry able to speak and write with eloquence and clarity, and thus capable of engaging in the civic life of their communities and persuading others to virtuous and prudent actions.
Coffeehouses were especially important to the spread of knowledge during the Enlightenment because they created a unique environment in which people from many different walks of life gathered and shared ideas. They were frequently criticized by nobles who feared the possibility of an environment in which class and its accompanying titles and ...