The Middle Ages (roughly 500 to 1500 CE) saw a very different Europe than the one today. Rather than state rule being recognized above all else, …
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The Late Middle Ages and the Decline of European Stability
The Middle Ages (roughly 500 to 1500 CE) saw a very different Europe than the one today. Rather than state rule being recognized above all else, there were competing claims of authority by the nobility, the monarchy, and the Catholic Church. Moreover, Europe's economy was largely agricultural, and about 90 percent of the population lived in tiny villages. Despite these differences, life throughout most of this period was relatively stable.
The Middle Ages was the era marked by the start of the Early Middle Ages and ended with the end of the Late Middle Ages. Historians believe that the …
Despite what is routinely shown in modern media, the Medieval period was not as dark and backward as portrayed. While it is true that the Dark Ages …
The Black Death was a plague pandemic that killed an estimated 75 to 200 million people in Europe and Asia in the mid-14th century. The bacterium …
The Byzantine Empire began in 395 AD in Modern Day Istanbul as an extension of the Roman empire. It ushered intellectual civilization and was …
The Protestant Reformation occurred in the early 1500s in response to the corruption of the Catholic Church. Its reverberations were felt directly …
