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The Black Death was a horrific plague of the middle Ages. It was also known as the Bubonic Plague. The Black Death was spread by rats that carried fleas which transmitted the disease. The first sign that showed that you had the Black Death was a red boil on your body. The Black Death wiped out one third of the population of Europe. Once all of these people gone not enough items were being bought and inflation started to occur. Then everybody though all hope was lost so they started to turn to witch craft and magic, some even though god was punishing them so the hit themselves with whips. Then the Pope fled Italy with Papal court to abandon the plague, and his people. The first crusade otherwise known as the holy was formed in 1095 by Byzantine emperor Alexius l and Pope Urban ll. Their quest for this crusade was to go and free the holy land from the Turks that were destroying houses and villages. Even though this was their first crusade they had a feeling it would turn out very successful. Pope Urban had then called on Knights, footmen, rich, and the poor to expel the Turks from their land. Once all these people were gone there was hardly anybody to care for the shops and there were only so many women in the town, so that lead to poverty and inflation. This first crusade then lead to many other crusades throughout the next 200 years. ||
 * [[image:http://www.ancienthistory.abc-clio.com/Images/DBImages/6614%5C661473w.jpg align="top" caption="Title: Medieval plague victim"]] ||  ||   ||
 * [[image:http://www.ancienthistory.abc-clio.com/Images/DBImages/6164%5C616451w.jpg align="top" caption="Title: Siege of Jerusalem during the First Crusade"]]

Between 1337 and 1453 England and France fought over a series of conflicts, this famous war was known as The Hundred Year’s War. The Hundred Year's War began when Edward III in 1337 claimed the French throne. When this happened the national pride and economic rivalry and a growing sensation of national pride made it hard for either side to give up. At first England had won a string of victories. They had won most of their success with the longbow; the longbow was a 6feet long bow that could pierce armor. Then a woman named Joan of Arc arrived to the French king and said that she could win the war for them. She had won many battle but then she was captured by the English and burnt on the stake for being accused of witchcraft. Then after her death, the French took offensive and used there new invention called the cannon. By 1453 the English held only the port of Calais in northwestern France they had won the battle. ||  ||   ||
 * [[image:http://www.ancienthistory.abc-clio.com/Images/DBImages/6671%5C667113w.jpg align="top" caption="Title: Battle of Sluys"]]
 * [[image:http://www.ancienthistory.abc-clio.com/Images/DBImages/6671%5C667113w.jpg align="top" caption="Title: Battle of Sluys"]]