Here's a link to a site with a bunch of diverse, interesting given names (and a list of surnames) from the 13th and 14th centuries:
http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/english/worc14.html
jim-bob was really popular
The Bubonic Plague, also known as Black Death, was the worst disaster to affect 14th-century Europe and was also one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. This plague was responsible for 75-200 million deaths.The plague presented itself in two forms:Infection of the bloodstream, causing the buboes and internal bleeding. It was spread by contact.Virulent pneumonic type that infected the lungs. It was spread by respiratory infection.
Feudalism started in the 9th century, during the Medieval Era. It was very popular, but most nations now are not using a feudal system.
The Decameron is a book conformed of one hundred short stories or 'novellas' written by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, who lived in the 14th Century. It's considered one of the most important works of the Italian literature written in prose.
The most popular form of tax at the county level is sales tax.
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John, William, James, and George were the most popular baby names in the 19th century.
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The most popular names of 2011 are Isabella and Jacob.
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Most popular names in England for 2011 are:AmeliaOliviaLilyJessicaEmilySophieGraceRubyAvaIsabellaEvieChloeMiaPoppyIslaEllaIsabelleSophiaFreyaDaisy
The most popular is Goldie
The most popular baby names in 1999 were Jacob Michael and Matthew
The most popular names for boys are Liam and Noah, while the most popular names for girls are Olivia and Emma.
Notra Dame Cathedral is arguably the most stunning gothic cathedral in the world-- and is undoubtedly the most famous. Conceived in the 12th century and completed in the 14th, Notre Dame Cathedral was the very heartbeat of medieval Paris. After a period of neglect, it recaptured the popular imagination when 19th-century writer Victor Hugo immortalized it in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame".
10th century- the 14th century (900-1300)
the most popular boys names are jack and lewis