THE BLACK PLAGUE The Black Plague was a great European disaster that had many affects of the people living at that time. Though there may be controversy today over its precise significance, no one would to-day deny that the black plague was of the greatest economic and social importance as well as hideously dramatic in its progress. (form the book “The Black Death” by Phillip Ziegler) In the early 1330’s the black plague started to …showed first 75 words of 811 total…

…showed last 75 words of 811 total…broke out in England, France, Belgium, and Italy. These countries were also the main place that the plague struck which was the main reason for these people to go on this workers revolt. The disease took its toll on the church as well. People though out Christendom had prayed for devoutly for deliverance from the plague. Why hadn’t those prayers been answered? A new period of political turmoil and philosophical questioning was lying ahead.