HIST 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Iberian Peninsula, Naval Warfare
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The hundred years war > increased political competition > rise of artistic patronage > renaissance courts. Conflict between france and britain laws about women being able to rule there was disagreement. Kings used propaganda re-wrote stories, built churches, Growing accuracy of cannon > siege warfare more effective. Use of ships to transport army > wider theatre of war. Italian pilots start to know more about shipping out. Islands are important as naval bases, and to use for repairs at wartime and it"s filled with fresh water. When the islands are colonized the merchants buy land and they bring sugar canes. After 100 years war aquitaine is controlled by france. Primary sources: is a document or artifact that can be used as evidence to support a particular interpretation (columbus"s original letter) Primary sources allow historians to get as close as possible to what actually happened during the time period that they study. Format of the document eg letter, a character.