What would you argue is the greatest consequence (good or bad) of the Black Death? How is Europe altered beca?
Ironically, the Black Death actually opened new doors for people like peasants. Since a third of Europeans had perished, now there were a lot of properties on the market. Peasants could now buy their own little plot to grow their own stuff. In the cities, employment becomes easier, in fact, in some places, women entered the work force as entrepreneurs.
What were the consequences of the hundred year war?
As a consequence of the Hundred Years' War, monarchies became stronger, leading to greater control over religion and politics, and to stronger national cultures, but for different reasons for France than for England. Warfare emergencies allowed the French kings to establish taxes and permanent armies; victory gave them prestige. These factors gave them great control. In England after the Hundred Years’ War, there was a struggle for power (Wars of the Roses). Eventually the side that came out on top (Yorks) were overthrown when Henry VII (a Tudor) defeated Richard III. Henry VII was smart enough to avoid foreign wars and eliminate rivals and thus was able to reassert his power over nobles.
How would Europe have been different if the Plague had not occurred?
Before answering might I recommend Kim Stanley Robinson’s Years of Rice and SaltThe Years of Rice and Salt: Kim Stanley Robinson: 9780553580075: Amazon.com: BooksThis takes an opposite tack and asks what if the plague qwas 99% fatal to Europe, and offers a view of the rise of other cultures in the place of Europe. It is a good read.Also please keep in mind that plague may not be a consequence of Yersenia Pestis. The plague occurred with massive mortality but its basis is far from certainMolecular Clues Hint at What Really Caused the Black DeathBack to the question; the plague reduced the influence of feudal society and paved the way for independent craftspeople. Conner Steacy notes this directly, and Diib Foed, also. The development of independent workers, who were in demand in turn created a basis for capitalism. So, without the plague we might consider a much extended feudal period with no real economic growth. A growing middle class is disruptive of other institutions such as the church, so some of the religious conflicts may not have occurred. These changes would have reduced independent thought.