HIST 1003 Chapter : Touring The West
Document Summary
Peter bradford and his brother arthur are looking for a place of stability. Social turmoil in england in 1453, the 100 years war between england and. France ended: destabilized social structure, english kings traded their power to aristocrats. Improve profits for merchants: in 1460, consisted of 150 towns, had its own army, merchant fleet, and lighthouses. The iberian peninsula: a collection of small kingdoms. Aragon and castile tried to establish rule over the peninsula. All of the fighting from the 100 years war occurred in france. The holy roman empire: economically devastated. Germany : wasn"t holy, didn"t include rome, the emperor wasn"t inherited. Italy - no such state until 19th century: a factor of instability, several city-states, papal states, kingdom of two sicilies, a collection of small kingdoms (250, each independent, own ruler, all technically loyal to the holy roman empire. Constantinople was economically flourishing, but was muslim rules. The city-states of northern italy: politically stable, economically prosperous, culturally vital.
