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  London and surrounding areas 1200–1500

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  London and surrounding areas 1200–1500

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  London was both the centre of English government and a hub of international trade, based on the tidal River Thames. Windsor Castle, originally built by William the Conqueror, was strategically located near the River Thames and Windsor Great Park, a royal hunting ground. It was extensively replenished and remodelled by... More
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  TheExpansion of Florence 1300–1494

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  TheExpansion of Florence 1300–1494

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  Florence (Firenze) became the capital and main cultural centre of Italy’s Tuscany region in the 11th century, and grew into an internationally important commercial hub. In 1252 it introduced its own gold coins, ‘fiorini d’oro’ or ‘florins’, which spread throughout western Europe as the principal trading currency. Control of the... More
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  Trade Routes and Empires c. 1500

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  Trade Routes and Empires c. 1500

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  With the Americas yet to figure on the international stage, the Ottoman Empire sat at the hub of world trade at the time of Columbus. The central Asian Silk Road, Indian Ocean spice route, the river routes from the Baltic to Black Sea and trans-Saharan routes all converged on their... More