Pros And Cons Of The Renaissance

The King of England, King Edward, claimed the French throne his own. The French apposed this claim. King Edward also angered the French with his possession of French territory. The French believed this endangered their policy of centralization. There was also dispute over control of French land known as Flanders. Flanders ' cloth industry depended on wool imported from England. In the Hundred Years ' War France had the advantage of fighting the war on their own turf, with a larger population, and was wealthier than England at the time. England had advantages of their own, with a more modernized society, and well-disciplined army with a greater number of weapons. With victories in key territories, especially the territory of Orleans, along with a peace treaty made between Charles and the duke of Burgundy, the French were able to emerge on top.

The Black Death was able to occur due to economic depression, overpopulation, famine, and overall bad health that left people more vulnerable to …show more content…
There may be ideal conditions for creative work to flourish in periods of calm and peace but the Renaissance proves that people 's creativity spikes in instable times like the people of the Renaissance period lived in.

The Renaissance in the north differed from Italy 's Renaissance in the way that Italy had a period where people experimented and changed previous traditions, becoming more creative and secular at the same time. The North flourished politically, and maintained a strict attachment of religion to everyday life, and practiced modified versions of long lasting religious traditions. Erasmus could be seen as the embodiment of the Northern renaissance because of his conservative ways, and attachment to religion, as well as going against strict Church traditions that he felt were too