The Late Middle Ages

Bubonic Plague (Black Death): Effects
- Population and trade decline
- Wage disputes between nobility and peasants
- Blamed on Jews: increased attacks
- Loss of prestige for the Church

The Hundred Years' War: End of Medieval Society
- English king claimed French throne (started war)
- Late French victories eventually drove out English
- Change in warfare: common foot soldiers vs. nobility
Longbow rendered mounted knights obsolete
Castle fortifications outdated due to cannons