Daily Life and Culture in the Late Middle Ages
A guide to the daily life and culture of Europe c. 1300–1500, from food, drink, and clothing to literature, music, education, and the ritual year.
Late Middle Ages
Europe, 1300–1500
Two centuries of war, plague, faith, and rebirth. Explore how the Hundred Years' War, the Black Death, a Church in crisis, and a booming world of towns and trade transformed medieval Europe — and gave birth to the Renaissance.
Explore the period
Seven guides cover the great themes of the era. Each opens into focused chapters and in-depth articles.
Economy, Trade, and Society in the Late Middle Ages
A guide to the late medieval economy, c. 1300–1500: long-distance trade, banking, towns, agriculture, serfdom, and the demographic crisis that reshaped them all.
The Black Death and Its Aftermath
A comprehensive guide to the Black Death of 1347–1351, its origins, the social and economic upheaval it caused, and its long consequences for late medieval Europe.
The Hundred Years' War
A guide to the Hundred Years' War (1337–1453), from the English claim to the French throne to the long aftermath in the making of England and France.
The Late Medieval Church
A guide to the late medieval Western church, from the Avignon Papacy and the Great Schism to heresy, monastic reform, and the cult of the saints.
The Renaissance and Humanism
A guide to the Renaissance and humanism, from its origins in Florence to the Northern Renaissance and the cultural transformation of Europe.
The Rise of National Monarchies in the Late Middle Ages
A guide to the political history of c. 1300–1500: how France, England, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire were reshaped into recognisably modern states.