From what year to what year was considered 'the Middle Ages'?

Question

By Middle Ages I meant the Medieval Times.

Answer 1

For a very long time, the English medieval period was said to have started on 14th October 1066, when Duke William of Normandy invaded the Saxon kingdom of England. No end date has ever been universally agreed.

More recently, a new concept of "Medieval" has emerged among some archaeologists, who include the Saxon and Viking period and call it "early medieval". Still no end date has been identified.

Speaking for myself (and everyone has their own ideas on this), I stick to 1066 as the start date and give 1538 as the end date - this was the Dissolution of the monasteries in England, when the previous universal religion came to an abrupt end. It coincides with the end of castle building, the end of knights in armour in battle, the end of massed archery on the battlefield and many other "medieval" concepts.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Middle Ages Years

Answer 4

Generally, the most widely recognised date of the end of antiquity is 476, the date of dethronization of the last empereor f the West Roman Imperium, Romulus "Augustulus" by Odoaker, the chief of the one of Longobardic offspring tribes. However, there are some alternative dates: 392 (I think:) - Theodosius The Great eventually baned pagan religion and established christianity as the only legal religion within the Roman Empire; or 395 - when the same emperer divided the Empire between his 2 sons: Honorius and Arcadius (such divisions had been practised before, but this one was to become final and permanent).

The end? alternative dates:
1492 - discovery of America by C.Columbus,
1440 - an invention of print in the Western world, by Gutenberg,
1458, the surrended of Constatinople, hence the end of the Byzantine Empire, a successor of the Eastern Roman Empire

I know the British name the early medieval period (5th - 11th century AC) the Dark Period, but I wanted to bring some continental perspective here:)

Answer 5

The Middle Ages.net

Answer 6

There is no absolute beginning or end to an era, there is a lot of overlap. To try to put precise dates on the Medieval and Renaissance periods is ridiculous.

The 12th century, for instance, was during what we call the Medieval, but there was a Renaissance of the 12th century which you can read about in a book

Answer 7

To be precise start 475 AD to. 25 August 1495 at about 2:pm... not kidding. Richard-III was the last of the Middle age kings and the modern age began.. Viola!

Answer 8

The exact times are hard to figure but an educated guess would be the time of the end of the Roman Empire and the dawning of the Renaissance in Italy

Answer 9

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages

The Middle Ages are commonly dated from the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century to the beginning of the Renaissance in the 15th century

The website www.themiddleages.net has many links leading to articles from the people, to clothing, weapons, lifestyle, etc.

Answer 10

There's no EXCACT age, but I'd say about 50, since that is sort of the middle of your life.