Yes, but in Roman numerals, not Arabic (MLXVI). The Gregorian calendar was 6 days ahead due to not having leap years yet. The date format wouldn’t matter since it’s just a year being listed.
Perhaps, but we could have at least added the new months to the end so the names still made sense. Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec (7, 8, 9, 10) are the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th months of the year??
Probably yes. Dionysius Exiguus invented numbering years since the supposed birth of Christ, instead of counted by era of Roman consuls. So by 1066 the practice would have been common throughout Christian Europe. The only doubts I have are around the introduction of the Gregorian Calendar later, and whether the 14 October 1066 would be counted as the 14 October 1066 in their system. But I think the year would be right.
What’s the 1066?
Specifically the Battle of Hastings.
Would someone from that time recognize 1066 as the year? Were they using modern date formats for years at that time?
Yes, but in Roman numerals, not Arabic (MLXVI). The Gregorian calendar was 6 days ahead due to not having leap years yet. The date format wouldn’t matter since it’s just a year being listed.
Still better than the Roman Calendar
Perhaps, but we could have at least added the new months to the end so the names still made sense. Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec (7, 8, 9, 10) are the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th months of the year??
Could just go back to marking the new year in March, like Caesar intended.
I was referring to how the Roman calendar only had 355 days. It was fucking stupid.
Cosplayer, timetraveller… Hard to tell
Probably yes. Dionysius Exiguus invented numbering years since the supposed birth of Christ, instead of counted by era of Roman consuls. So by 1066 the practice would have been common throughout Christian Europe. The only doubts I have are around the introduction of the Gregorian Calendar later, and whether the 14 October 1066 would be counted as the 14 October 1066 in their system. But I think the year would be right.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Conquest