1348-1455

= 1348-1455: The Black Plague to the Printing Press =

Time line: of notable events 14th to early 15th century



 * 1309-1378: "Babylonian Captivity", the Papacy in Avignon

media type="youtube" key="iEualA0ujdo?fs=1" height="265" width="334"media type="youtube" key="rZy6XilXDZQ?fs=1" height="259" width="313" the Black death wiped out a third of all European population
 * 1337-1453: The Hundred Years War between England and France
 * 1348-1350: Black Death decimates European population (black death trailer for the movie)
 * c. 1350- 1500: the Italian Renaissance Humanism and Art


 * Schism in Toman Catholic Church: popes in Avingnon and Rome

England:
Edward 3: 1327-1377 . Richard 2: 1377-1399 Was deposed by the English Barons. Henry 4: 1399-1413 Henry 5: 1413-1422 Henry 6: 1422-1461

France:
Philip 6: 1328-1350 John 3: 1350-1364 Charles 5: 1364-1380 Charles 6: 1380-1422 Charles 7: 1422-1461 Joan of Arc: Not a ruler but, the one who ran the English out media type="youtube" key="iU3O2FyiTlM?fs=1" height="275" width="453" of France with her military leadership. was burned by the English in 1431 after being convicted as a witch.

Cultural/ intellectual
Europe (outside Italy)
 * Manorial system used all across Europe (kings, knights, serfs)
 * Serfdom enforced
 * Hussites founded by John Huss
 * Simony is being employed, the buying and selling of church positions
 * religion is everything, working for heaven
 * practiced bad Latin
 * classes are based on hereditary principles
 * literature based on religion
 * Flagellants travel across Europe, 1349,

In Italy

 * Renaissance taking place
 * Humanism
 * Virtue
 * religion is practiced but it inst everything in a person's life
 * secularization of literature
 * Greek literature commonly read
 * classes based on wealth of families
 * arranged marriages

Political/Military

 * Unam Sanctum enforced, church has power over the rulers
 * Babylonian captivity active, 3 separate popes
 * The Hundred Years war between England and France all took place in France the English started the war by Crushing the French. the English Using there longbows to kill the French knights, but the French started making a comeback with the leadership of Joan of Arc.
 * War of roses occurred around 1450 it was when the Barons fought for control of England it was called that because the two sides flew banners of black and red roses

Social/Economic
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 * The Black Plague struck Europe wiping out a third of the population
 * Although lots of people died as a result of the plague it helped to increase peasants income and ability to haggle over wages and conditions.
 * 1) This was because there were few workers while the king needed money for his war with the french so the few workers that were left were able to get better wages


 * The feudal system still existed
 * the printing press was invented
 * 1) this allowed movable type and lead the way to higher literacy rate and more publishing of books
 * scholasticism