Council of Constance

The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries were a particularly dreadful time in Europe. The fourteenth century was so bad it is regularly referred to as the calamitous century. During this timeframe the Hundred Years War between France and England occurred. Additionally, there were major upheavals in the power and structure of the Catholic Church. Finally, the Black Death wiped out an estimated one-third of the population of Western Europe. This Black Death or Bubonic Plague was the primary cause of

Feudalism was established as a political system of power, dispersed and balanced between kings and nobles. Legal and military contracted obligations were between nobility in Europe for lords, vassals and fiefs. The rise of the feudalism system in the Middle Ages was portrayed by population decline, economics and external threat. The Franks were the first to use this system by maintaining a population for agricultural growth and ensuring military protection from threats. The decline of feudalism

Abbeville's accusations about the Friars with his writing "Apologia pauperum". With all this change that Bonaventure had done, he continued making changes to the faith and had taken a large part in the Fourteenth Oecumenical Council on May 7, 1274. Unfortunately before the council had ended Bonaventure had passed away on July 15, 1274. The exact cause of Bonaventure’s death is unknown. He was a great influence on many, including Pope Gregory X, the King of Aragon, cardinals, and many other people involved

John Wycliffe whose name was spelled in several ways including Wyclif, Wycliff, Wiclef…etc. was a philosopher, theologian, translator, and preacher. He study at the University of Oxford located in England where he would later become a teacher as well. Though Wycliffe was not known to be part of the protestant reformers, like those of, John Calvin, Martin Luther, John Wesley, Ulrich Zwingli, he would carry a name of his own. He was/is considered to be a forerunner, one who kicked off the reformation

Money and Power: Corruption in the late medieval Church Money and power are often what rules a society. With that said, often both money and power are found at the root of corruption.1 This essay seeks to analyse to what extent had the late medieval Church become a corrupt monolith, out of touch with its mission and the people it was meant to serve. The extent of the corruption within the medieval church can be derived from two major components that are the forefront and height of most religions;

The Renaissance The Renaissance was cultural, and required the mind in the early modern period.Renaissance humanists tried to sought out in Europe's secluded libraries the Latin literary, historical, and rhetorical texts of Antiquity, while the Fall of Constantinople. To make decisions and be able to have knowledge of things.As neo-Platonism revived during the Renaissance Humanists did not reject Christianity. Neo-platonism is a philosophical system from the 3rd century A.D. If Neo-platonism was

Women in Beowulf and Anglo-Saxon Society     Beowulf, one of the most translated and reproduced epics of all time, is literature that concerns characters. While Beowulf himself is the obvious hero of this Anglo-Saxon epic, many companions and fellow travelers are mentioned throughout the text. Some of these secondary characters are almost as noble and courageous as Beowulf himself, while others are lowly cowards. Be what they may, all are captured in this timeless tale of adventure. Women,

Dictatus Papae, inserted in the pope’s official Register in 1075, can be considered the most important document involved in the lay investiture controversy. The document outlines 27 statements of power under the Catholic Church, and it is the first time that a document grants the pope power to depose an Emperor. The document most likely written, or influenced, by Pope Gregory VII came in wake of the lay investiture controversy between the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV and Pope Gregory VII. Lay investiture

The Bayeux Tapestry was produced shortly after the Conquest of England in 1066. Shichtman writes that "throughout the Middle Ages both churchmen as well as secular writers were attempting to come to terms with a conception of time and history still undergoing revision." This Tapestry tries to grapple with recording history in the Middle Ages, as it details the Story of William the Conqueror defeating Harold the Earl of Wessex at the Battle of Hastings. While the Tapestry depicts numerous men, who

who denounced the Scripture, those who argued against it in their own works like Jan Hus had their works burned and deemed heretical. The press gave people the power to stand up against the Church and gain support for their ideas. (POV) The Council of Constance is probably saying Jan Huss is a heteric and so are his sons because they side with