The Late Middle Ages - Lesson #11 of Introduction to Medieval History | online course

Опубликовано: 18 Ноябрь 2024
на канале: The Medieval Historian

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In this lesson, we will explore a period sometimes referred to as the “long fourteenth century” (1300-1450 CE), a time which saw the deaths of millions of people across Eurasia, the end of the Mongol Empire, the fragmentation of the Christian Church and a war which would last more than a century. It began with the Great Famine of 1315-17 in which widespread crop failures and cataclysmic weather patterns led to mass starvation across northern Europe. It was followed just a generation later by the Black Death, a plague which killed millions of people from China to Europe. The Papacy which had become powerful during the High Middle Ages grew weaker during this period while kings became more powerful. Eventually, the institution of the Papacy fractured completely during the Great Western Schism (1378-1417) which saw multiple people claiming to be pope at the same time, each with different kingdoms supporting their claim. In final crisis of the late Middle Ages, we’ll examine the Hundred Years War (1337-1453) between England and France which began as a medieval conflict and ended as a modern one with gunpowder and artillery.

Topics:
The Great Famine
The Black Death
Avignon Papacy and the “Second” Great Schism
The Hundred Years War
Peasant and Urban Revolts

In this online degree breadth course, Students survey the breadth of medieval history in Europe, North Africa, Anatolia and the Middle East spanning the late Roman period to the sixteenth century. Through integrated reading assignments, podcasts, videos and other media, students explore the major economic, political, social and religious developments that account for the shape of medieval civilization and its influence on subsequent centuries.

The textbook for the course is Barbara Rosenwein's A Short History of the Middle Ages:
US Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/3qIizf2
Canadian Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/3xtQjk6
It's a great introduction to the Middle Ages and very easy to read with lots of great maps, pictures and primary sources.