It’s the year 900. We’ve closed out another century, and the 900’s are looking as tumultuous as the 800’s. But before we move forward in our story of our Island - still in many ways at the end of the world - the BHP is going to take a moment to look at what is happening with the rest of human civilization around the globe around the year 900. History, like society, only makes sense with context. A lot was going on for everybody and it all has important implications for how we became the people we are today. This is just a brief snapshot - a way to get our bearings for where Britain sits among the rest of the world’s civilizations. It’s going to be a whirlwind tour - and there are unfortunately still some significant gaps. I’ll point those out as we come to them.
But here we go - the world of 900 CE.
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