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The Crisis of the Later Middle Ages, 1300-1450

The Crisis of the Later Middle Ages, 1300-1450. Chapter 12 The Hundred Years’ War & Decline of the Church. Key Concepts. Hundred Years War England & France forged their identities Fought intermittently between 1337 & 1453

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The Crisis of the Later Middle Ages, 1300-1450

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  1. The Crisis of the Later Middle Ages, 1300-1450 Chapter 12 The Hundred Years’ War & Decline of the Church

  2. Key Concepts • Hundred Years War • England & France forged their identities • Fought intermittently between 1337 & 1453 • Began as a feudal war – developed two powerful & territorially integrated states • Challenges to the Catholic Church • Kings sought greater influence over the clergy • Theologians rejected many of the church’s positions • Legitimacy of its power • Damaged prestige • The Babylonian Captivity • The Great Schism • Social Change • Growing cities Tightening membership in Guilds • Stratification of gender roles • Peasant and urban revolts • Sexual issues became public concern

  3. The Hundred Years’ War • 1337 – 1453 • England and France fought over English feudal claims to the French throne • 116 years of intermittent war • England won every important battle • Except the last one

  4. The Hundred Years’ War • Causes • Aquitaine • Inherited in the 12thC by England (Capetian dynasty) • Capetian dynasty died out in 1328 • French nobles did not want England’s king Edward III to exercise his royal claim in France. • French nobles seeking to weaken French monarchy supported Edward • Econ competition over the rich Flemish wool-producing towns • Flemish aristocracy supported France • Merchant class suported England • The war presented many opportunities for honor, advancement, and wealth for nobles

  5. France & England during The 100 Years War

  6. The Hundred Years’ War • Importance • Nationalism grows • Both countries sesationalized the evils of the other • Fostered mutual hatred • Military • Ended medieval tactics and chivalric rules of war • England won most of the battles • Used artillery for the 1st time & the longbow, • Which unhorsed knights in armor, superior to the crossbow • The cannon meant stone castles were obsolete • France won the war • Joan of Arc – spurred nationalistic fervor

  7. The Hundred Years’ War • Joan of Arc • Peasant girl • 16 years old • Heard voices urging her to help the dauphin (uncrowned king) • Convinced king to allow her to accompany an army to the siege of Orleans. • Her leadership inspired the soldiers • 10 days later England withdrew • 10 days after that Charles was crowned • Joan was captured by Burgundians • Sold her to England • Tried and executed for witchcraft and heresy • Cut her hair • Wore men’s clothes • Claimed to hear directly from God • Became one of two patron saints of France

  8. The Hundred Years’ War • Consequences • Death Toll was huge in contrast to medieval wars • Economies in France where the battles were fought, were devastated. • England’s economy suffered due to the stunning costs of the war • Plunder soldiers brought back added to their coffers • Gov raised taxes on wool – making it harder to sell aboard, thus hurting the econ • Parliament grew - Constitutional Monarchy advanced • Edward III called Parliament into session 37 our of the 50 years of his reign to ask for finances for the war. • Commons separated from the Lords • Commons – knights and wealthy burgers • Right to approve non-feudal levies – financial power • England only had one Parliament – other countries had dominate regional/provincial assemblies

  9. The Hundred Years’ War • Seeds of change – Parliament • Limited monarchy (nearly 800 years) • Origin • The Magna Carta • The barons of England forced King John to sign – 1215 • Estab. Limitations on royal power • Restricted judicial powers of the king • Protected the barons, clergy and burghers (wealthy townsmen) from arbitrary arrest or cruel punishment • Granted trial by jury • Required the “common consent of the realm” for new taxes • During the 100 Years’ War • The king needed the common consent to acquire more (and more) funds for the war • Parliament became more powerful • A feudal origin the Magna Carta guaranteed right to the ruling elites, that were extended over the centuries to all royal subjects

  10. Challenges to the Church • Catholic Church • Inadequate and conflicted leadership • Putting it under the domination of powerful states • Demand from within to restructure from a papal hierarchy to councils made up from the clergy • The growth of lay piety • Mysticism

  11. Challenges to the Church • The Babylonian Captivity 1309 – 1376 • The popes resided in Avignon • Under the domination of the French king (not in Rome) • Focused on internal administrative reforms • Return to Rome (after nearly 70 years) • Dispute over who should be pope • Fueled by nationalism • Two popes were elected • Urban VI – Italian • Clement VII – cousin of the king of France • States supported according to their political interests

  12. Challenges to the Church • The Great Schism • Effort to reform the monarchical organization of the church by sharing power with church councils representative of all Christians • DefensorPacis of 1324 - Marsiglio of Padua • Intellectual underpinnings of the conciliar movement • Argued that the church must be subordinate to the state • The church had no right to own property • Led to his excommunication • John Wyclif (later his ideas were used by Martin Luther) • The only source of Christian doctrine & practice – the Scriptures • Scriptures should be read in the vernacular by the laity • Common religious practices were illegitimate • Veneration of saints and pilgrimages • Simony (buying/selling of church offices) • Pluralism (holding several offices at the same time) • Absenteeism (holding an office, but living in another place) • Property ownership

  13. Challenges to the Church • AP Tip • Pilgrimages and veneration of saints were also an important part of the urban economy • Pilgrimages fostered trade and the founding of towns along their routes

  14. Challenges to the Church • Lollards • Wyclif’s supporters • Used his ideas to justify peasant revolts -1381 • Same time as 1st Eng. Translation of the Bible • Women • Lollard’s supported women preachers • Significant impact – 15thC • Bohemia • Czech priest John Hus • Preached in native language – not Latin • Not a radical – but • Argued for Scripture to be accepted • Denounced abuses of the church • Communion for clergy and laity • Czech nobles used ideas to push independence from Habsburg (Gr overlords) • Council of Constance 1415 – tried and executed for heresy • Hussite Wars – Nobles/people rebelled against Habsburgs • Council called an end to the Great Schism • Martin V – pope • Councils lose power – papacy wins power

  15. Challenges to the Church AP tip! • Religion & Politics • Wyclif & Hus reveal the degree to which religious reform was tied to politics • Seeds of Change • Martin Luther would use their ideas a century later • Martin Luther was able to bring about reform they could not (Wyclif and Hus opposition too powerful – supports too weak)

  16. Challenges to the Church • Lay Piety gain prominence • Disorder & disunity • disputes among various orders • particularly Franciscans & Dominicans • Disappointing performance of some priests • Absence of priests • The Black Death took many priests

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