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Medieval Britain The middle age and medieval britain The Middle Age is an era in European history .And Britain entered the Middle Age in 1066. Medieval Britain covers the establishment of the Anglo-Norman monarchy in the early Middle Ages, through to Englands failure to dominate the British Isles and France in the later Middle Ages. Medieval Britain Important Events in Medieval Britain literature in Medieval Britain Architecture in Medieval Britain Important Events in Medieval Britain On Christmas Day 1066 Duke William of Normand was acclaimed king of England in Westminster Abbe. Important Events in Medieval Britain When King John died,his son Henry Ⅲ was crowned at age nine in 1216 but did not take the reins of government until 1227. literature in Medieval Britain literature in Medieval Britain literature in Medieval Britain Margery Kempes autobiography engages the modern reader with its richly textured images of late-medieval England--its town life, customs, means of travel, dress,food, and, most notably, its observations of the religious rituals that prevailed in the authors lifetime Architecture in Medieval Britain Westminster Hall, of which the walls were built in 1097-1099, as part of an intended reconstruction of the whole palace, is the oldest extant building on the Palace of Westminster site. Its floor area is about 1850 sq yds, and it is one of the largest medieval halls in Europe with an unsupported roof. The roof was originally supported by two rows of pillars, but the present magnificent hammerbeam roof was designed in the reign of Richard II. It’s in the Gothic style. Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire is a magnificent medieval cathedral with a number of unique characteristics. Most of the present building was completed by 1189 in the Romanesque style, with some additions made in the 13th and 14th centuries. * ---------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What is the m