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The situation of the working class in England

ad_hlab_min — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:48:48 +0000

Text describing the situation of the working class in England.

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English riot of 1381

ad_hlab_min — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:45:16 +0000

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Exploring Religion in London

ad_hlab_min — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:42:29 +0000

Each building is introduced by a leading member of the community associated with it which helps to provide insight and authenticity. It’s a project able to highlight the diversity of London.

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Via Francigena

ad_hlab_min — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:42:13 +0000

In 990 AD, Sigeric, archbishop of Canterbury, travelled to Rome to meet Pope John XV and receive the investiture pallium. When travelling on the Via Francigena, one walks along the “European cultural corridor”, discovering highest artistic cultures from pre-Romanesque and Romanesque, to Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque. The Via Francigena is indeed the oldest and most important medieval pilgrimage route connecting Northwestern Europe with the Italian peninsula and in particular with Rome. With its different roles as a military road, trade route and a pilgrimage route throughout the Middle Ages – the Via Francigena put different values and traditions in contact and has been an extremely important vehicle for transmitting cultural messages from one part of Europe to another. The route often runs along main streets and is bordered by the most important monuments, beautiful buildings and archaeological sites.

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Irreplaceable: A History of England in 100 Places – Faith & Belief

ad_hlab_min — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:41:42 +0000

England is home to a wide range of denominations and faiths. Most of the buildings used for religious worship are Christian churches or chapels but there is also a rich heritage of meeting houses, synagogues, gurdwaras, temples, mandirs and mosques, plus an increasing number of secular buildings now being used by faith groups.

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Francigena route

ad_hlab_min — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:41:03 +0000

More than 3000 kilometers, from Canterbury to Rome and Santa Maria di Leuca, to walk step by step on mountain paths, mule tracks, rural and secondary roads, cypress-lined dirt roads or among majestic pines. Under your feet are the oldest streets of these beautiful countries. Streets paved with river stones worn by the passage of time, until you reach the “cobblestones” of Rome. The trail will take you through villages where all roads lead to Rome. The official route of the Via Francigena is the safest, and was carefully designed to be traveled by all ages.

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Giovanni Caboto

ad_hlab_min — Thu, 01 Dec 2022 12:40:53 +0000

During the late 15th century and throughout the 16th century, knowledge of terrestrial geography, both physical and human, made great strides. Christopher Columbus, Giovanni Caboto and Amerigo Vespucci explored North and South America and consigned them to history. Meanwhile, Vasco da Gama was the first European to sail across the Indian Ocean to Asia, while Ferdinand Magellan and Francis Drake, who completed the circumnavigation of the globe, confirmed the geographic position of North and South America, which meanwhile became part of maps and world maps, in ever-increasing numbers.

This century of exploration saw the first contacts between different peoples that brought alliances, trade, wars and slavery. These contacts laid the foundation for the modern globalized world.

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