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The Renaissance era being in the late 1300s and ended in the 1600s. The word "Renaissance" is a French word which mean "rebirth". During this time,learning quickly spread around the world. People beign learning more things about, medicine, astronomy, chemistry, etc. Around the world people would make new discoveries everyday! At this time, did the world really grow in knowlegde and come together.
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Yet a draft for a school homework on the indicated time period. British lit.
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Guillaume de Machaut, a famous composer is born. He was known as a representative of the Ars Nova tradition. He wrote polyphonic music. He wrote a total of 42 ballads, 33 virelais, 21 rondeaux, 19 lais, 1 complainte, 1 chanson royale, 23 motets; most known of which is "Messe de Nostre Dame" and a hocket titled "David."
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The crusades were a series of wars fought between the Christians and Muslims over the "Holy Land" This "Holy Land" included the city of Jerusalem which was a Holy significance to both the Christians and Muslims. There were nine crusades total. After close to two centuries of battling the Crusaders lost to the Muslims. However, if the Christians wanted to they could've kept fighting, but after two hundred years of war there was no more motivation.
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Sir William Wallace was one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence. He was captured in Robroyston near Glasgow and handed over to King Edward I of England, who had him summarily hanged, drawn, and quartered for high treason and crimes against English civilians.
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Dante begins writing the Divine Comedy,a reflection on the periods social and political problems
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The story of how Mother Mary tried to help Jesus at his tomb but he would not let her.
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Christ and the Apostles are shown celebrating Passover in Jerusalem. There are two essential elements to this story. First it is here that the sacrament of Communion is established. Second Christ predicts that one of His followers will betray him
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One of the oldest motets is created
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The Treaty of Paris signed and written between Henry III of England and Louis IX of France asserts the fact that most of the Angevian Empirre was lost; however, Henry III keeps the remains of the Duchy of Aquitaine. Furthermore, the war developes because Henry III was trying to gain more power and land in France.
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The Hundred Years' War was fought between England and France over a period of more than a hundred years, Most of the battle took place on French soil. The war started because in 1337, French king Philip VI confiscated Guyenne, an area in southwest France that belonged to the English king Edward III.
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The Black Plague,also known as "Bubonic Plague", was a disease that affected mainly rodent. However fleas could eaisly transmit the disease to humans. This disease is contagious. This disease causes your skin to be red at first and then turn black,which is how it got its' name. It first started in China,who was one of the world'strading nations. The plague was quickly spreaded into Western Europe and Asia. About 25 million people died of the diesease in under 6 years!
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Giovanni Boccaccio writes the Decameron;A story abput the plague but not in the cristian way (God did not punish us)
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The entire Bible is translated to English, by John Wycliffe,
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was one of a number of popular revolts in late medieval Europe and is a major event in the history of England. Tyler's Rebellion was not only the most extreme and widespread insurrection in English history but also the best-documented popular rebellion to have occurred during medieval times.
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John Dunstaple is born,He is to become one of the leading English composers of his time.
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Chaucer begins The Canterbury Tales; it is a story of traveling pilgrims. This was one of the first major literary works to be written in English over French which was widely spoken at the time.
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The Siege of Orléans (1428–1429) marked a turning point in the Hundred Years' War between France and England. This was Joan of Arc's first major military victory and the first major French success. The outset of this siege marked the pinnacle of English power during the later stages of the war.
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Guttenberg invents the first movable type printing press. The Bible could therefore be quickly produced rather than handwritten. This made it more accessable. People who disagreed wtih the government or the Church could distribute thier ideas through print.
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Charles VII gains control of Burdeos and Aquitania, recorvering all of the French territory taken by the British except Clais. Hence, the Hundred Years' War ends with French vitory
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Malory wrote "The Legend of King Arthur", about King Arthur and Knights of the Round Table and how they searched for the Holy Grail. The story contained tales of chivalry and noble values, the War of the Roses was going on when he wrote this and these values were being disrupted from war.
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After the 54 day seige, the Constinople Empire fell. Then rose the Ottoman Empire.
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Assassination of Edward V and his brother Richard.
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The Battle of Bosworth (or Bosworth Field) was the last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses, the civil war between the Houses of Lancaster and York that raged across England in the latter half of the 15th century. Fought on 22 August 1485, the battle was won by the Lancastrians. Their leader Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond, by his victory became the first English monarch of the Tudor dynasty. His opponent, Richard III, the last king of the House of York, was killed in the battle. Historian
