1348 Notes

• Rise of nationalism in England is countered by a rise of nationalism in France and war breaks out
• The Plague breaks out
• Killed over a million Europeans
• Came from infected fleas hidden in rats and other things
• It began in the plains of central Asia
• Spread quickly in to mainland Europe
• It only took six days for the pain and disease to set in once bitten by the infected flea
• The youngest, oldest, and poorest died first then everyone else
• The bigger the city the greater the shot
• 300 died every day
• People were dumped into mass pits as graves

• Edward III's kingdom was passed down to his son Richard