Once the Hundred Years War between France and England ended in
1453, travel across the continent became safer. More people moved from rural areas to the cities in search of work, sometimes as a result of the ongoing plague outbreaks, sometimes as the strict class roles of the feudal system began to collapse. The decline of feudalism helped monarchs centralize their power.
1453, travel across the continent became safer. More people moved from rural areas to the cities in search of work, sometimes as a result of the ongoing plague outbreaks, sometimes as the strict class roles of the feudal system began to collapse. The decline of feudalism helped monarchs centralize their power.