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The Gough Map or Bodleian Map [1] is a Late Medieval map of the island of Great Britain. Its precise dates of production and authorship are unknown. It is named after Richard Gough, who bequeathed the map to the Bodleian Library in Oxford 1809. He acquired the map from the estate of the antiquarian Thomas "Honest Tom" Martin in 1774. [2]
The Time Traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century is a handbook about Late Medieval England by British historian Ian Mortimer. It was first published on 2 October 2008 by The Bodley Head, [1] and a later edition with more pages was released on 29 February 2012. The volume debunks and explains ...
English: Map of Wales in the 14th Century showing The Principality and Welsh Marches. Source data: South Wales and the Border in the Fourteenth Century (1933) W.M.Rees. Max Lieberman, The March of Wales (1067-1300) (from https://mappingwelshmarches.ac.uk/ ).
7 February – Edward, son and heir of King Edward I of England, is invested as Prince of Wales. 1302 February – James of Saint George, architect of several major castles in Wales, is appointed to oversee to the new defences at Linlithgow in Scotland.
The Edwardian castles and town walls in Gwynedd were built as a consequence of the wars fought for the control of Wales in the late 13th century. The kings of England and the Welsh princes had vied for control of the region since the 1070s, with Norman and English nobles and settlers slowly expanding their territories over several centuries. [4]
The ideal of chivalry continued to develop throughout the 14th century, reflected in the growth of knightly orders (including the Order of the Garter), grand tournaments and round table events. [121] Society and government in England in the early 14th century were challenged by the Great Famine and the Black Death. [122]
In the late 14th century naval warfare with England was conducted largely by hired Scots, Flemish and French merchantmen and privateers. [88] James I took a greater interest in naval power. After his return to Scotland in 1424 he established a shipbuilding yard at Leith , a house for marine stores, and a workshop.
14th; 15th; 16th; 17th; 18th; 19th; Pages in category "14th-century maps" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent ...