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Question: How did the black death affect politics!?
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The Black Death
Political Effects
The plague had no permanent effect on the course of politics, but it did take its toll!. King Alfonso XI of Castile was the only reigning monarch to die of the plague, but many lesser notables died, including the queens of Aragon and France, and the son of the Byzantine emperor!. Parliaments were adjourned when the plague struck, though they were reconvened!. The Hundred Years' War was suspended in 1348 because so many soldiers died!. But it started up again, soon enough!.

The effect at local levels was more severe!. City councils were ravaged!. Whole families of local nobles were wiped out!. Courts closed down and wills could not be probated!.

But new courts were convened!. The legal mess caused by so many deaths was eventually sorted out, and political life went on!. Still, more than once you will read of a siege being lifted because of the plague, or of some principality falling into disarray because the prince died of the Black Death!.
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I did this in school a long time ago so I will do my best to tell you!.

Ok, the blackdeath killed lost of people in Europe!. This caused people to stay away from other people!. After the black death was done with people begin moving out of there little feudalism society, and begin going into urban areas, so they can make more money, and have a better life!. Soon more urban areas and cities begin popping up throughout Europe!. Now kings were able to control more people and that means the military also grew!.


Again I am not 100% about my info
I guess you can say the black death affected politices, because the leader of there country were able to control there country a lot better, because there people weren't spread-out because of feudalismWww@QuestionHome@Com