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Late Middle Ages
The Three Contributions
The Black Death
Hundred Years’ War
The Great Schism
The Black Death
The Black Death, also called the Bubonic Plague began in Asia in 1346.
It was said to be transmitted by fleas and rats that came across on trading
ships to Europe.
The symptoms were painful, signs were of swollen glands in the groin,
armpit, and neck. Victims coughed and spat up blood, and their body
gave off a terrible odour. Eventually the swellings burst and they died.
The Black Death affected the social, religious, and economic environment of
Europe.
The Black Death continued…
The social effects of the plague
The people began to give gifts to the Church to try and purify themselves and rid their
sins. It was thought by many that the plague was the wrath and judgement of God.
Everyone was asking the question of whom was the ones spreading the plague? The
“culprit” was the Jews. Jews were massacred as a result and driven out of the countries.
Economic effects of the plague
Took Europe 150 years to recover from the population decline. Prices in crops went up
because labour was expensive. They tried to prevent newcomers to enter craft or trade,
and many discouraged innovations. Economic power shifted away from the cities and
towns to the countryside.
The Hundred Years’ War
The Hundred Years’ War took place between the French and English.
Problems were aroused from the fact that the French and the English
were very closely inter related. This meant that to war. The war
actually lasted 116 years and was mostly sieges and edgy truces.
Eventually King Edward III’s son Edward IV started fighting. He
became known as the black prince, and he captured Aquitaine the
leader, John II. This English win amounted to the signing of a treaty
placing Edward as king of Aquitaine. Because of the heavy taxes
placed on the people, the nobles asked for help from Charles V, during
the time of succession for the French throne, it was unclear who was
to reign. The French heir Philip VI took the throne, but the English
king Edward III thought he had a rightful claim to the throne. This
created tension and later led to Edward III claiming he was king of
France. This challenge of power set the French and English who had
taken the French kingship. After a few battles the French pushed out
the English. Both countries were now having internal problems and
fighting subsided.
More of the 100 years’ war
Henry V became the English king and decided to attack the French
when they were suffering from internal strife. Henry beat the French in
the Battle of Agincourt and forced the French to sign another treaty.
This disinherited the Royal French heir of his right to the throne. This
might have continued, but the young girl Joan of Arc had a vision that
told her to drive the English out of France. Joan of Arc then led an
army and defeated the English. The French heir, Charles VII then
retook his throne. The Hundred Years’ war was complete twenty years
later, when all of the English were gone.
The great schism is used to refer to two major events in
Christianity
1. Division between the eastern (orthodox) and western
(roman) church
2. The period (1378 – 1417) during which the western
church had two lines of popes
• The cardinals were afraid of the crowds of Romans
who wanted a Roman to fill the papacy, so they voted
for a Roman
• This election was challenged so another pope was
elected
• Rulers of the Christian countries took the side against
the French and the French defended the Pope of
Avignon.
• The schism was not resolved until 1417 and it created
great problems for clergy, bishops and the universities
that advised them
• Most of the schism was used for debating and
negotiating the withdrawal of one of the two popes
• The conflict quickly escalated from a church problem to
a diplomatic crisis that divided Europe.
• Secular leaders had to choose which pope they would
recognize
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