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Lent started on Ash Wednesday and ended on Easter, a period of forty days. The calculation of when Ash Wednesday happened was based on the calculation of Easter. The calculation of Easter was a matter of some controversy in the Middle Ages, as it remains now, though to a lesser extent, but Easter has always been a Sunday in early Spring.
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When did the Middle Ages begin and end?
The Middle Ages began in the 5th century and end in the 15th century.
What does a Fletcher do in the middle ages?
A fletcher puts feathers on the end of arrows.
Was polyphony used in the Middle Ages?
Yes, polyphony was used during the Middle Ages. We do not have any real idea of when polyphony was introduced, but the earliest texts describing it date to the Early Middle Ages. By the end of the Middle Ages, it was highly developed. There is a link below to an article on polyphony, beginning at the section on its origins.
What happend in 1453?
The year 1453 is defined by historians as the end of the Middle Ages.
What is the name of the era after the Middle Ages?
The next age after the Middle Ages was the Renaissance or Early Modern Age. There is a bit of overlap between the two, as the Renaissance is taken as beginning about 1350 and the Middle Ages ending about 1450 or so.
When did the middle-ages start and end?
They started in 476 C.E., and ended at the end of the fifteenth century.
What is the end of Middle Ages?
The Middle Ages started in "1100 - 1520"
When did family crest start to decline?
They stopped using COAT-OF-ARMS towards the 1700's, or the end of the Middle ages. They stopped using COAT-OF-ARMS towards the 1700's, or the end of the Middle ages.
When did the Middle Ages begin and end?
The Middle Ages began in the 5th century and end in the 15th century.
When does lent start and end in 2011?
lent starts on March 9 and ends on April 19
Why did castles stop being so important at the end of the middle ages?
beacause it was the start of the war of the roses
When did Kingdom of Armenia - Middle Ages - end?
Kingdom of Armenia - Middle Ages - ended in 1045.
Beginning of Middle Ages is the end of what?
The end of the Roman empire up to the Norman invasion of England in 1066 is the period known as the Dark Ages. The end of the Dark Ages is often counted as the beginning of the Middle Ages in British History.
When was the end of the late middle ages?
1450s
Did the Columbian Exchange end the Middle ages?
No
When did the middle ages start and when did they end?
Very roughly the middle ages were from 500 C.E. to 1500 C.E. Sometimes individual will try to pin the start and end dates to specific events, such as the deposition of the last Roman emperor Romulus Augustus in 476 or the fall of Constantinople in 1453, but these division are somewhat artificial. The middle ages can be further divided into the Early Middle ages (500-1000 CE) the High Middle ages (1000-1300 CE) and the late middle ages (1300 to 1500 CE). Just as with the start and end dates, the dates of these division are somewhat artificial, and are best seen as general benchmarks of overall social trends, rather than hard, specific dates.
What end to the Middle Ages?
Depends on your viewpoint, where you live. As the end of the Middle Ages are hard to define. Scholars are still arguing about it. There could be many events. Here in England some class the Battle of Bosworth 22nd August 1485 as the end of the Middle Ages. In other countries other events such as the Capture of Constantinople or the end of the Hundred Years War both 1453 as the end. Others as late as the start of the Reformation in 1517. Both the Protestant Reformation and the Renaissance (the rebirth of art, science and learning) brought an end to the Middle Ages.
