The Later Middle Ages, 1300-1485

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Later Middle Ages im Kontext, mit Hundred Years War und Wars of the Roses. Fun Fun Fun!
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The Later Middle Ages, 1300-1485 The Later Middle Ages, 1300-1485
historical periodisation: -term "middle ages" invented much later: to pinpoint a time "in the middle" between Antiquity and modern times "modernity" -periods are constructions by later generations to facilitate understanding The Later Middle Ages, 1300-1485
What was the Hundred Years War and how did it influence the British Isles? The Later Middle Ages, 1300-1485
-age of war & political turmoil: -14th and 15th cent: period of violence and revolution => balance shift gtom military to merchant society -examples: 1327: Edward II deposed The Hundred Years War
-1399: first time since 1190s English king had ended his reign without leaving a son -1399: worst crisis of the monarchy since Magna Carta The Hundred Years War
the Hundred Years War: -decision of 'England' to seek imperial future in France ("English Claim"), a venture which led to Hundred Years War (1337-1453), required resources and manpower on the grandest scale The Hundred Years War
-1328 French Obermufti died without heir, Edward II had claim (through French mother) -French nobles: Who gives more power & freedom? -one part nobles: crowned French cousin, attacked England The Hundred Years War
-second part nobles: pro Edward, allied with England (restored England's and nobles' power) -Edward III started war in 1337 for his claim => huge gamble in Europe at that time The Hundred Years War
-batlle of Crécy near Calais (1346), much fighting over Gascony -French army crushed, war made England rich -military revolutions: war against France saw first use of English cannon, first use of artillery in European battle The Hundred Years War
-Henry V (1413-1422) entered Paris 1420 -chances were good for him to become king of France (even though he was entirely English), but he died in 1422 -1453: English territories in the south-west were entirely lost => end of war The Hundred Years War
Joan of Arc: most important woman in the 100-years-war was French, Jeanne d'Arc, Saint Joan (1412-1431), then accused of witchcraft and burned at stake -raised national movement which united France against the English The Hundred Years War
-border between England & Scotland: area of continual war (such as the batlle of Bannockburn, 1314 as key event in the establishment of the independence of Scotland as a nation) The Hundred Years War
glorification of warfare in the 14th cent.: -Edward III cultivated the notion of war as romantic enterprise -cult of chivalry etc., founded the Order of the Garter (Hosenbandorden) in 1348 as a community of knights and being bonded in chivalry The Hundred Years War
-motto of the Order of the Garter: "Shame on thee who thinks evil of it" -super-prestigious, still high honour (celebrated at St. Patrick's Day) -no more than 24 (reference to Arthur) including Prince of Wales and monarch The Hundred Years War
English Politics, Society & Culture: 1349: the Black Death (known to contemporaries as the 'great mortality') arrived in rat-infested ships, reduced the population of England by one third English Politics, Society & Culture
=>Jews were thought of being responsible -plague had far-reaching social consequences => seen as punishment by God for the sinful human beings English Politics, Society & Culture
role of Church: -only transnational, European organisation which was supported by a European infrastructure: -clerics spoke same language (Latin), could read & write -easy communication & safehouses, seldomly robbed or killed English Politics, Society & Culture
-the most important rites of passage were organised and controlled by the church: birth & baptising, marriage, death -the Pope was sort of a European supreme authority :organizing crusades, collecting taxes, monarchs eager to have Pope on their side English Politics, Society & Culture
-political power: barons, viscounts, earls, marquesses, and dukes (ascending order) -link between deifferent sections of English seciety provided in parliament, but exercise of political power in favour of the landed aristocracy English Politics, Society & Culture
-little sign of the political rise of a middle class during the period -top King, only Emperor above -prince from Latin pricept => monarch -Royal dukes/duchesses: family of king -commoners: labourer, husbandmen, yeomen, gentlemen, esquires, knights, baronets (ascending order) English Politics, Society & Culture
the peasants revolt: -tax imposed (to finance the war) in 1381 was the immediate cause -much fewer peasants through black death =>realized own importance, wanted more rights English Politics, Society & Culture
-leaders: Wat Tyler, John Ball, Jack Straw => managed to kill archbishop of Canterbury and some nobles -however, revolt pooly planned, more a spontaneous outburst, could not be sustained English Politics, Society & Culture
The Lollards: -another movement that demanded crucial changes, this time religious background -Lollardy (name probably from 'lollaer'- a mumbler of prayers) English Politics, Society & Culture
-significant religious movement -harsh criticism of English church as institution and its wealth =>unworthiness of English clerics -Why middleman betw. believers & God? -bible translated to English English Politics, Society & Culture
How did the status of the English language change during the later Middle Ages? English language
-spread of literacy and increased use of English language as twin developments of the late 14th and 15th centuries -English became common for formal business -problem of regional dialects -1362: English became national language English language
-literature: -dominance of English verse in all its forms: lyric & romance, comedy & tragedy, allegory -'Sir Gawain and the Green Knight', 'Piers Plowman' as outstanding works English language
-also miracle & mystery plays: organized/performed by town guilds, particularly popular in northern towns of England -literature: Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' (1386-1400, bu never completed) English language
Age of decadence? -one popular poet, writing in 1389, thought of it as decadent age with its stuffed shoulders, waisted dresses and long, pointing shoes English language
the various Regions: Scotland -beginning of the 'invention of tradition', providing Scotland with a monarchy which streched back to 330 BC and ultimately to the marriage of a certain princess Scota who gave her name to Scotland various Regions
-used by Scottish as justification of their land, kingdom, etc. =>gave national identity -Norman Scots declared for a kingdom of Scotland, autonomy =>long-standing influence on future events various Regions
Wales: -1282 Edward I successful conquest of Wales after 200 years of intermittent warfare -brutal military occupation, erection of mighty castles, names his son Prince of Wales, no native Princes of Wales since (still firstborn named as Prince of Wales) various Regions
Ireland: -area under direct rule contracted to the 'pale' around Dublin -real autonomy of the Normans in Ireland, possible through England's decision to fight for power in France => England hat no power beyond the Pale various Regions
the South of England: -though rise of cloth industry: development of towns and villages in those (rural) areas -partial industrialization of the southern counties led to differentiation of this area of England from the rest of British Isles => dominance various Regions
London in 15th cent: -merchant & craft guilds -center of every important institution (except Church => Canterbury) -18.000 people, but lost half to black death, so 9.000 remaining various Regions
What were the 'Wars of the Roses' and what was their result? Wars of the Roses
-name was Romantic invention -series of civil wars between supporters of the rival houses Lancaster and York for the throne of England -family symbols were the red rose (Lancaster) and the white rose (York) Wars of the Roses
-7. August 1485, Henry Tudor (VII), Earl of Richmond, landed in Wales, coming from Britanny -claimed the English crown in the name of Lancaster dynasty -defeated York Wars of the Roses
-legitimate heir Richard III seen as evil villain, who murdered rightful heirs and took throne, defeated by Henry (sceleton found in parking lot, ancestor of Benedict Cumberbatch) Wars of the Roses
-Henry VII married Elisabeth of York => united roses - Tudor rose both, white & red => ended Wars of the Roses Wars of the Roses
consequences: -the North gained greater political prominence -towns grew in importance and organised their economy in guilds - trade associations that controlled access to work and markets Wars of the Roses
-yet the Wars of the Roses also brought great economic hardship -victory of Henry can be seen as end of Middle ages and the beginning of a new age: Renaissance Wars of the Roses
-WotR made people distrust in monarchs & politicy => "regent sent by God", then why so much wars and discussions? -many influential families were killed off (from ~50 to 8 remaining) Wars of the Roses
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