Medieval demography

The Middle Ages (1066-1485) was a huge part in American Literature, many High School textbook contains the majority of epic poems that were written in that time. The Middle Ages was also known as the “Dark Ages”. The era was faced with multiple issues like all of the plagues that they faced. The Middle Ages was known for the horrific Black Death which killed so many families and cities. Most stories that are from The Middle Ages include the stories of the Black Death or the reasons of why it’s…

the kings didn’t help during the time when the Vikings attacked, they are still at the top of the feudal society but powerful nobles became lords of the local land and were responsible for making the feudal system work. . As the Vikings raided Medieval Europe they exposed many things all about the kings. They exposed the weaknesses of the kings who lived too far away from people in their kingdom, therefore…

During the 1300s, medieval urban streets were narrow and crowded with human excrement and dead animals. This disgusting scenery would prove to hearten contagions such as the Black Death, as this situation attracted disease-ridden rodents as well as fleas and body lice. Moreover…

wages did not result in the peasants to be able to suffice their lifestyle based upon their income. As time progressed and the economic structure weakened a collapse of the economy was an unprecedented outcome of the Black Death. As stated by The Medieval…

During the Middle Ages, society was corrupt, millions died from disease and Christians were slowly destroying Europe. It was the time period after the fall of Rome (500 AD) that lasted about one thousand years. During the Middle Ages, 30-60% of Europe’s population was wiped out by a sickness commonly referred to as the Black Death. Also, brutal religious wars known as the Crusades were occurring between Muslims and Christians to see who could gain control over the Holy Land, Jerusalem. The…

The basic basics (basic background knowledge before you go) The Black Death The Black Death was a deadly plague, made up of the septicaemic, the pneumonic and the bubonic plague. It occurred during the Middle Ages killing millions from China, across to Europe and down to Africa and Egypt. The plague was a pandemic because this it was so brutal and damaged a vast amount of the population in many different countries. The septicaemic The rarest and most deadly form of the plague was the…

A dark and deadly disease swept across Europe, parts of China and the Middle East during the medieval times. Also known as the Bubonic Plague, the Black Death was a tragic and confusing sickness for those living in the infested areas. It was so tragic, that a new era had begun after the last phase of the disease, and was the reason of evolution. The effects of the Bubonic Plague led to a new era due to the fact of population decline, economical issues and finding a new meaning to life. The…

The Bubonic plague was a horrific time in history. The Plague took Europe by storm. It started December 31st, 1347(Source: Plague Map). People were dying all throughout Europe. Just about 23 million died between the years 1345 and 1400(Source: http://www.hyw.com/books/history/Black_De.htm) . The physicians at the time died or they would over price just to inspect the ill. People abandoned their families and let the die alone. (Source: Marchione di Coppo). Everyone accusing innocent people for…

The Feudal System has been in existence since mankind was born although kingdoms in the middle ages were most known for it. It is a social and political structure for a governed body of people. A feudal system consisted of four classes of people. The peasants were the lowest on the totem pole. Often peasants consisted of slaves and poor people that worked in the fields for a place to stay and food to eat. The lords governed the peasants and the peasants gave them labor as a service. Knights…

The Black Death stayed in London until the 1350’s wiping out an estimated third to a half of the population. Peasants from the country side saw this as an opportunity to live the privilege urban life style they’ve dreamed and migrated. Adding to the recent plague that wiped out a great percentage of peasant, it only adds up to a shortage of labourers already affecting landowners. The shortage of labours worked in favour of the peasants and many saw this a loophole to challenge the old feudal…