Do you think the average medieval peasant could have told you what year it was?
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Replying to @robkroese
The nearest cathedral had a cornerstone with the year it was laid down engraved on it.
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Replying to @CovfefeAnon @robkroese
Right, but there was no standard day marking the beginning of the new year, like January 1 now, it varied regionally. So if you traveled a lot (being a merchant for example) you passed "year zones", traveling in time
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Replying to @RConclusionist @robkroese
That's not accurate though. I think you're confusing not having a standard beginning to the year (that's been the case since Roman times (although which day it was changed)) with there being uneven adoption of the Gregorian calendar to replace the Julian calendar.
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