England Dates and Calendars
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Background[edit | edit source]
Early Systems (Pre-Roman Era)[edit | edit source]
- Indigenous calendars: Before Roman influence, Celtic Britons used lunisolar calendars aligning with lunar cycles and the solar year, with variations across regions.[1]
Roman Influence and the Julian Calendar (1st century AD - 1752)[edit | edit source]
- Adoption of Julian calendar: Following Roman conquest in the 1st century AD, England adopted the Julian calendar, a solar-based system.[2]
- Venerable Bede: In the 8th century, the scholar Bede introduced a system for calculating Easter dates that became influential within the Christian world.[3]
The Start of the Year and the Gregorian Calendar (1752 - Present)[edit | edit source]
- New Year on March 25th: Until 1752, the legal and ecclesiastical year in England began on March 25th, also known as Lady Day.[4]
- Calendar (New Style) Act 1752: This act adopted the Gregorian calendar, aligning England with most of Europe. It also shifted the start of the legal year to January 1st.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Calendar," Encyclopædia Britannica, https://britannicaschool.hu/school-life/school-calendar-timings, accessed February 29, 2024. (This is a general reference to the concept of calendars.)
- ↑ "Julian calendar," Encyclopædia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/science/Julian-calendar, accessed February 29, 2024.
- ↑ "Easter," Encyclopædia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Easter-holiday, accessed 29 February 2024.
- ↑ "Old Style and New Style dates," Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates, accessed February 29, 2024.
- ↑ "Old Style and New Style dates," Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates, accessed February 29, 2024.