Nellie R. C block

April 13th, 1204

THE HERALD

see page 2 for information on the plague and don’t forget to check out the latest trends on page 3

BY: NELLIE RYAN (EDUCATED BY BROTHER MARK) BLOCK C

FEATURED TODAY • ROLE OF THE CHURCH

• MONOR LIFE • THE PLAGUE

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• Plague

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THE PLAGUE KILLED THOUSANDS ACROSS EUROPE The deadly unstoppable disease that swept through Europe.

at do most people think of when they hear W hMedieval times? Princesses and knights, castles and dragons? Well in this article

The plague is a disease that can today be treated with antibiotics but in past years there was no hope. Most would die within

you will learn the gruesome truth behind

3-4 days of getting the plague. Doctors

the middle ages.

wore long beaked masks with herbs in it

THE PLAGUE Between 1347 and 1349 devastation hit Europe killing every one in three people.

In Florence alone this killer left 96,000 dead! Business and trade came to a halt. If you didn't die from this disease starvation would soon get to you. With no farmers and nobody to feed the townsmen Europe went in to chaos. People tried to understand why god was punishing them, what had they done? The streets were filled with rotting corpses. What was this

hoping they would not breath in the disease. Woman were often arrested in this time because they would help treat the sick by dressing up in the mask and claiming they were doctors. The 100 year war even stopped for the plague because there was nobody to fight. Finally after many years of a constant battle to stay WHO WAS BEHIND ALL OF THIS It may surprise you but rats would hear from the plague in fact this were behind all of this.

Although not spreading the was just the first of many. disease directly they carried the main cause, fleas.

alive. But this is not the last Europe

awful disease? It is the plague.

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weddings, funerals, and baptisms were held. In around 1081 King The church may have be one of Henry IV had a power struggle with the largest groups that impacted the pope. The pope wanted to the middle ages. Most wars were either directly or vaguely related to choose the cardinals but the king was choosing them, in the end the the church. The church also used king was excommunicated and peoples beliefs to there advantages. One example of this is begged for the popes for givens.

After being readmitted the king that the church told people that if sent troops down and attacked the they gave their land and possessions then their soles would pope. In the end the King overthrew the pope and hired a be saved. Also in the time period of new one. This was the beginning of the crusades the pope told kings having more power then the everybody that they would go to heaven if they joined the crusades. pope. Feudalism soon collapsed and towns/cities were created. The This and the fact that most serfs church slowly lost its power and wanted to get away from there would never regain its footing to a manor lead to a large amount of point were it was as powerful in the people joining and fighting the crusades. Mast was every sunday middle ages. and everybody was expected to attend. In between these services

ROLE OF THE CHURCH

Cathedrals were located everywhere

LETTER OF ADVICE

PHOTO OF ME Dear King Edward, I am in shambles, I am to get married to a man whom I have never met, I hope to never meet him as-well.

My father insists that I marry him for he is wealthy and a baron. I on the other hand think he is horrible, ugly, and discussing. I have until the end of lent so if you could respond quickly that would be seriously appreciated.

Sincerely, Catherine

Dear Catherine, My condolences for you and your situation. I have no advice that could help you but I will tell you this: do not blame your father for this, it is I who should be blamed. If you were to read the feudal contract between your father and I then you would understand that marrying you off to another baron is part of the deal. He is just trying to keep you and your family safe.

My apologize, King Edward Longshanks

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Town Life.

As feudalism withered away towns and cities became a place for people to flock to. As town life grew so did trade and arts. In-fact one of the main reasons for towns was the new section of the feudal ladder, merchants. Stands would be set up with dierent carts people would trade goods and fine art. Cities and towns were very safe and more economically based. Stores started to open and jobs opened up mostly for those who could read and write. Some common characteristics of a town would be: a wall to keep criminals out, very close houses, many markets and stores, and people walking around wearing pleated skirting, tunics, surcoats, and wool.

Night bells rang at nighttime and watchmen would patrol the streets

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In these photos above it shows drawings/paintings of Medieval towns.

This here is a regular building you would find in a medieval town

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looking for criminals and rascals.

The kings power was also at its strongest during this time, with no lords and ladies, also they established more power then the church.

All in all Medieval times were not the fairytale life that we think of them as now. Although they had there mildly uninteresting times, the Middle Ages are a huge part of our earths history. Many of the events back then eect us today, for instance if the battle of tours did not take place then the main religion in both Europe and the U.S may be islamic. All in all this time period was filled with rich history and amazing events that changed life as we know it today.

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Gravett, Christopher, and Geoff Dann. Knight. New York: DK Pub., 2004. Print.

Hinds, Kathryn. Life in the Middle Ages. New York: Benchmark, 2001. Print.

Hinds, Kathryn. Life in the Middle Ages. New York: Benchmark, 2001. Print.

Hodge, Susie. Medieval Europe. Milwaukee, WI: Gareth Stevens Pub., 2005. Print.

Langley, Andrew, Geoff Brightling, and Geoff Dann. Medieval Life. New York: DK, 2011.

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1. Abbey

noun

a building occupied by monks and nuns kind of like a monastery.

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2. Ale

Noun

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`5. Byzantine

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An empire in between Europe and Africa.

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7. England

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A European country where many medieval events took place.

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9. Jews

Noun

Those who celebrate the jewish religion.

There are Jews in our hall tonight!

In this time period King Edward ordered Jewish people to leave England.

10. King Edwards longshanks

Noun

The king of England from 1272 to 1307. He drove all of the Jewish people from England in 1290.

When I was a child, I often times thought I was a foundling or, even better, the beloved daughter of our good king Edward

Longshanks.(35)

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Knight

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A person who pledges their loyalty to their manor and fights battles to protect the manor.

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12. lent

Noun

A holiday practiced by christians, the weeks leading up to Easter sunday.

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13. Mason

Noun

A craftsman who lays out bricks

14. Miller

Noun

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15. Monk

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16. Plague

Noun

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19. Venice

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20. York

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