13th 14th facts
While investigating facts about 13th 14th, I found out little known, but curios details like:
The 'I' is capitalized because scribes in the 13th and 14th centuries thought that 'i' looked weak by itself
A lot of 13th and 14th century English texts show painted scenes of knights fighting snails. Nobody is exactly sure what these pictures mean.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 12 of the best facts about 13th 14th I managed to collect.
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Queen Elizabeth II holds the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 8th, 10th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 19th and 20th places on the list of the world's current longest reigning monarchs
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The Citadel was enlarged in the 13th to 14th century.
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Self-flagellation was a religious movement in Europe in the 13th and 14th centuries, peaking during the Black Death. Flagellants even had their own songs.
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The Catholic church was outraged by the brutality of 13th century English jousting. It established the Statute of Arms for Tournaments in 1292. Due to this, in the 14th century jousting moved away from being a brutal, violent death sport to become civilized entertainment with blunted weapons.
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The 14th Dalai Lama was chosen at age 2 as the next Dalai Lama because of a series of visions and omens. One omen came from the embalmed head of the 13th Dalai Lama; at first facing south, the head had turned to face the north-east, indicating the direction in which his successor would be found.
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September 3rd - 13th 1752 does not exist in England. When the British Empire adopted the Gregorian calendar, replacing the Julian calendar, the days were removed to correct the change. The same thing happened in October 4th - 14th 1582.
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Tibet had a system of serfdom before it was incorporated into China in 1951. China argues that both the 13th and 14th Dalai Lamas were "slave owners" and that 95% of the population lived in "feudal serfdom".
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The earliest records of the F-word dates back to the late 13th and early 14th centuries to John le Fucker and Roger Fuckebythenavele. John was imprisoned for murder, while Roger was wanted for frottage... or through ignorance, tried to have sexual intercourse through his partner's navel.
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After entering an express elevator at approximately 11:00 p.m. on October 15, 1999, Nicholas White, became trapped after a brief power dip caused the elevator to stop between the 13th and 14th floors. White was not rescued until nearly 41 hours later.
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The Army and Navy collegiate rifle teams ranked 13th and 14th in the NCAA this year. The only armed service school that cracked the top ten was Air Force at #3
