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The Impact of Farming on land use: Britain

Posted on February 14, 2021 by borderslynn

In the Neolithic Era, (name for New Stone Age which occurred around 4000 – 2000 BC) ancestral farmers of Britons, established farming here which has transformed land usage. When those farmers from southern Europe arrived here 6000 years ago, they … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Aegean farmers, Angles, animal domestication, Bell Beaker, Britain, British ancestors, celts, Domesday Book, Europe, Iberians, Jutes, land use, Monarchs, neolithic era, Normans, Pope, power, Romans, Saxons, taxes, Vikings | 1 Comment

Natural disasters as acts of God – or gods.

Posted on January 16, 2018 by borderslynn

Around 14000 years ago, where there were some adjoining islands in the Nile Delta, trading took place and became established until the city of Thonis-Heracleion was gradually built, intersected by canals. It had a number of harbors and anchorages and … Continue reading →

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Rome Kingdom to Empire: impact on Brittania to Judea

Posted on July 24, 2017 by borderslynn

Rome had a Kingdom, then a Republic, then an Empire. What follows is the evolving significant people and events which resulted in the Empire. The last Kingdom monarch was Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, located in Ancient Rome. As a result of … Continue reading →

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Debt as a Driving Force

Posted on July 10, 2017 by borderslynn

Philip IV of France (born in Fontainebleau in 1268, the second son of Philip III. His mother (Isabella of Aragon) died when he was three and his stepmother, Marie de Brabant, allegedly preferred her own children to Philip and his … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Avignon, christianity, crusades, debt, england, family, feudal to civil society, Holy Land, kings and queens, Knights Templar, papacy, Philip IV of France, power, religion, roman catholicism, Rome, scotland, war | Leave a comment

Retaking the Iberian Peninsula (Reconquista)

Posted on June 10, 2017 by borderslynn

The MAPS of the 750 AD period to 1492 reveal how the 800 years of Muslim rule as a Caliphate was eventually overthrown by use of mercenaries (Conquistadors) of the Monarchy in 1492. These are fascinating maps, interactive and highly illuminating to … Continue reading →

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New World, New Food and Concepts of Western Supremacy

Posted on June 5, 2017 by borderslynn

Cacique (tribe leader) – perhaps how the Taíno leader may have looked when meeting Columbus.See epicworldhistory In 1492 the indigenous people who lived in the Caribbean and Florida were Taíno, a tribe of the Arawak Indians. At the time of … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 15th century, Americas, Arawak, Columbus, genocide, gold, greed, New World, power, Roman Catholic Church, supremacy delusions, Taíno, wealth, world food | 1 Comment