High Middle Ages
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Central EuropeGuelf, Hohenstaufen, and Ascanian domains in Germany about 1176
The Bayeux Tapestry depicting the Battle of Hastings during the Norman Conquest of 1066
Miniature representing the delivery of the fortress of Uclés to the Master of Order of Santiago in 1174
Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa kneels before Pope Alexander III before signing the Treaty of Venice (1177), fresco in Palazzo Pubblico, Siena.
King Saint Stephen I of Hungary (Chronicon Pictum)
Late Middle Ages
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The late Middle Ages or late medieval period was the period of European history lasting from 1300 to 1500 AD. The late Middle Ages followed the High Middle Ages and preceded Early modern Europe.
High Middle Ages
…or High Medieval Period, was the period of European history between c. 1000 and c. 1300; it was preceded by the Early Middle Ages and followed by the Late Middle Ages, which ended c. 1500 according to historiographical convention. Key historical trends of the High Middle Ages include the ascent of the great Italian…
Europe and the Mediterranean region, c. 1354
From the Apocalypse in a Biblia Pauperum illuminated at Erfurt around the time of the Great Famine. Death sits astride a lion whose long tail ends in a ball of flame (Hell). Famine points to her hungry mouth.
The Battle of Agincourt, 15th-century miniature, Enguerrand de Monstrelet
Silver mining and processing in Kutná Hora, Bohemia, 15th century