... commercial effects, effects on architecture, and effects on the future. For two generations after the plague, there was almost no increase in the population of Europe (Strayer and Munro 462), while the rest of the world increased in population. After the plague had passed, Europe seemed to suffer from a case of collective shell-shock (Strayer and Munro 463), this made it look ... something about it, religiously. Many people, religious or not, tried to take refuge in Godly practices. Some tried easing their conscience through "exaggerated penances" (Strayer and Munro 463), or others doub...

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... died during the plague, scribes and literate people who weren't part of the guild of scribes were employed to copy books. Because of that act, the publication of books nearly doubled after the plague. During this time, the printing press was also developed. People who read Dante's works saw that he understood death as a "sister." By this, Dante meant that people ... Europe, but Europe eventually built itself back up. Communities were drawn closer together and a new sense of national unity arose in Europe. The Black Death destroyed nearly half of Europe's population in a matter of years....

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... friends. Edward's friend was begging due to the Great Inflation. Because of the sagging economy, poverty, starvation, and disease were much more abundant than they had been previously. The population had doubled, but several consecutive harvests had failed, dooming many people to hunger. Edward died in 1563, which was the year of the worst outbreak of the disease. The queen then ordered ... ...

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