Do You Capitalize Eras?

Specific periods, eras, historical events, etc.: these should all be capitalized as proper nouns. Why? Since there are many periods, eras, wars, etc., the capital will differentiate the specific from the common.

Do you capitalize Reconstruction era?

Reconstruction - Capitalize the name of the period following the U.S. Civil War. ... Example: The Red Scares are part of U.S. history.

Do you capitalize medieval era?

The word medieval should never be capitalised unless it begins a sentence or forms part of a title. The term the Middle Ages should always be capitalised, except for the the. Occasionally you will find that older writers capitalise medieval.