Medieval Inquisition

Geoffrey Chaucer, born in 1342, gained major recognition for his work on The Canterbury Tales. This book of poetry involves a collection of Tales of pilgrims going on a journey to the shrine of St. Thomas a Becket, as was a tradition at that time. Chaucer’s pilgrims represent people belonging to all the levels of status in the society of 14th century. Chaucer does not discriminate with his characters; rather presents a characteristically true picture of them. His presentation of characters is…

The Fall of Rome Just like it’s beginning, the end of the Roman Empire didn’t happen all at once. For almost 500 years, Rome ruled over the Mediterranean Sea and put fear into neighboring countries with their powerful military and vast territory. Other civilizations didn’t dare to cross them. But all good things must come to an end… What caused the Roman Empire to fall? Invasions, corruption, instability, military weakness, and natural disasters are just a few. There were not only foreign…

There has been many plagues throughout history but not one earning the name the black death in the thirteenth century. The bubonic plague was a deadly disease that decimated Europe’s population and infrastructure during the mid fourteenth to early fifteenth century, but while it had a positive effect on the economy at the same time religion was at a decline. The bubonic plague is an ancient disease that is derived from a bacteria called yersinia pestis that infects rodents and then transmitted…

The Black Plague resulted the death of an estimated 25 to 60 percent of Europeans. The Black Death spread through Western Europe between 1348 and 1349. It was called the plague because it killed more people than anything before. The Black Death led to many changes one of them being that farmland was not used which reduced the output of food. Another change was that the demand for labor rose. The Black Plague spread through Europe from 1347 to 1351. It was called a plague because it killed…

In more ways than one St. Augustine of Hippo has made everyone question why evil exists if God is literal perfection. Most people might answer that evil exists because God decided to give everyone free will. However, St. Augustine believes that evil stems from ex nihilo or out of nothing. He says that we are all evil and that nothing we do is ever done with true good intentions (Augustine, City of God). Somehow, there’s always some type of ulterior motive that sometimes even we are not even…

between the Medieval Era and the Victorian Era. The Medieval texts were often complex and exaggerated narratives. On the other hand, the Victorian texts were rather simplistic in nature. Personally, works that depict realistic situations have more credibility. Therefore, Victorian era works of literature serve as a more accurate representation of childhood as opposed to Medieval literature. To support this argument, I will refer to direct situations within the texts of Sir Gowther, a Medieval…

When people hear the hear the words Middle Ages they usually think of knights in shining armor, nobles, kings and queens. But if you ask a historian they would say death, disease, poverty, unfairness, unsanitary, unexpected in the medical field. So something like the Black death could easily slaughter anyone who caught it. The Black Death didn't care what class they were if they caught it, it would mean certain death. The Black Death the worst epidemic of the Middle Ages the most mind boggling…

Norman F, Cantor is Emeritus Professor of History, Sociology, and Comparative Literature at New York University. Cantor sections his book to explain to his readers the effects of the plague that caused so much destruction. The Black Death was a pandemic that occurred in the 1300s and left civilizations destroyed from the massive amount of people it killed. Cantor explains that there will most likely always be a degree of uncertainty about the plague because of the limitations from the medical…

The Black Death had an important impact on the social structure in Medieval Europe both immediately and in the long term as the drastic decrease in labour resulted in the peasants fighting for a fairer governing system. Their job levels increased and through that, they were able to change their social status. The scarcity of peasants led to the breakdown of the feudal system and in order to recover the system, strict laws were placed. This began two major revolts: The Jacquerie, 1358 in France…

The Late Middle Ages was a period which lasted from about 1300-1500 (14th – 15th century), the time between the end of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance. The late Middle Ages is reflected mainly in Europe. They were often called as the Dark Ages, even though even they were not all bad. Late Middle Ages brought the first crisis of European feudal society. The late Middle Ages had been a time of climate change, famine, war and poverty, In terms of the cooler climate, although the further…