In second half of 13th century, all three routes were functioning. It is important because this meant that the Islamic world was a vital aspect of the world system, acting as a proxy between Europe ...

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The first food vendors were said to have been around as early as the 13th century, selling meat on the streets. The market you see today wasn't around back then; it took four years to construct ...

Sitting on the southwestern edge of the Innere Stadt, the 13th-century palace was the winter residence of the Habsburgs, and a center of power for some 600 years. These days, the Hofburg Palace is ...

The abbey has discovered that a tiny fraction of the silk, dating from the 13th century reign of King Henry III, matches the pattern of the shroud used to wrap up the bones of the emperor at his ...

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Next year is the last year that Europe's population is set to grow, as it is expected to start declining in 2026, with just one in 25 people living in the EU by the turn of the century ...

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