HIST 10800 Lecture 8: Black Death – fever
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Black death fever, black swellings at joints, appaling death rate. Hundred years" war (1337-1453)(116 yrs) england vs france. Nationalism feeling of loyalty to one"s land and people. War of the roses civil war in england. York vs lancaster over succession to the throne, won by henry tudor. Henry vii (tudor) (reign 1485-1509) new monarch, won war of the roses, richest man in england, used court of the star chamber, respected but not loved. Court of the star chamber used by henry vii, to keep peace, cruel judges, not fair or just. Isabella and ferdinand conquered granada in 1492, drove out muslims, used inquisition to keep spain catholic. Reconquista the drive to drive out the muslims from spain. Conquest of granada (1482-1492) isabella and ferdinand, driving out last muslims from spain. Ivan iii of russia (reign 1462-1505) called himself czar, freed russia from mongol rule, ivan the great. Ivan the iv the terrible (reign 1533-1584) 1547-1560, good period, won against.
