Droughts, Locusts, and Plague: 16th-Century Transylvanian Diaries Expose Climate Chaos
Historical texts, from official records to personal chronicles, are revealing how 16th-century weather shaped Transylvanian ...
500-year-old Transylvanian diaries show how the Little Ice Age completely changed life and ...
Glaciers, sediments, and pollen can be used to reconstruct the climate of the past. Beyond "nature's archive," other sources, ...
500-year-old Transylvanian diaries detail the peril of the Little Ice Age
The Little Ice Age was a period of global cooling that began during around 1300 CE and lasted until about 1850. Average ...
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A Spy, a Map, and the Quest for Power in 16th-Century Europe
This story appears in the March/April 2017 issue of National Geographic History magazine ... more assiduously coveted by European nations in the early 16th century than the information recorded ...
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KS3 / GCSE History: 16th and 17th Century Medicine
The 16th and 17th centuries ... An animated summary of medical progress during the 20th century to the present day. History KS3 / GCSE: Vesalius, Paré and Harvey. videoHistory KS3 / GCSE ...
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‘Isola’ revitalizes the forgotten history of 16th century France
“Isola”is inspired by the true story of Marguerite de la Rocque de Roberval, a 16th century French noblewoman ... “Isola” breathes life into a forgotten history. Goodman memorializes ...
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The impact of religious change in the 16th century
These actions were crimes in Tudor times. The 16th century saw the start of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. Protestant ideas began to spread to England and Wales in the 1520s, influencing ...
National Geographic news8 个月
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus was a 15th and 16th century explorer credited for connecting the Old World (Europe, Africa, and Asia) and the New World (North America and South America). Born in Genoa ...