Early Middle Ages
High Middle Ages
Late Middle Ages
Early Modern Period
The Early Modern Period describes a period in history roughly between 1500 and 1800. This
section contains some of the early episodes that occurred in the period.
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Q: What does the Medieval Period mean?
A: The Medieval Period (or Middle Ages) describe a period in our history.
Q: When was the Medieval Period or the Middle Ages?
A: They began in the 5th century (roughly between 400AD & 500AD) at the fall of the Roman Empire in the West.
The Medieval Period lasted until the start of the 16th century (1500AD).
Q: How long did the Medieval Period last?
A: The Medieval Period lasted for around 1,000 years.
The overall Medieval Period is divided into three time periods; the Early Middle Ages, the High Middle
Ages and the Late Middle Ages.
The sections on the left describe the details of important episodes that took place during
the Middle Ages. Each episode includes a list of the key events and details about
the people who took part.
Please note that the timelines for each episode may be incomplete and that new events are
constantly being added.
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