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If this suggestion is followed, the Hundred Years' War and the history of the papacy in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries may serve to introduce the Renaissance if a discussion of the latter is preceded or followed by a general summary of the political situation in Europe at the opening of the sixteenth century, with special reference to those powers, both new and old, which are to dominate in the new period. Absence of Unifying Elements. IF THIS SUGGESTION IS FOLLOWED THE HUNDRED YEARS WAR AND THE HISTORY OF THE PAPACY IN THE FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH CENTURIES MAY SERVE TO INTRODUCE THE RENAISSANCE IF A DISCUSSION OF THE LATTER IS PRECEDED OR FOLLOWED BY A GENERAL SUMMARY OF THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN EUROPE AT THE OPENING OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO THOSE POWERS BOTH NEW AND OLD WHICH ARE TO DOMINATE IN THE NEW PERIOD ABSENCE OF UNIFYING ELEMENTS
e most lasting impression. There are many good reasons for leaving the presentation of the Crusades until after the struggle between the popes and emperors and then considering the life of the times especially in its connection with the rising towns. It is an easy and a natural transition from the development of trade as affected by the Crusades to a consideration of the towns themselves and town life. Conditions here can be presented in a sharp contrast to those discussed earlier in connection with feudalism. The Thirteenth Century as a Turning Point. It has been suggested that 1268 be selected as a turning point in the history of Europe, marking as it does the practical disappearance for the time being of the empire as a factor in politics, the beginning of the decline of the papacy, and the rise of the third estate, which is illustrated in England by the growth of the House of Commons and in Germany and Italy by the two great city leagues and the power of Venice, Florence and Genoa. LASTING IMPRESSION THERE ARE MANY GOOD REASONS FOR LEAVING THE PRESENTATION OF THE CRUSADES UNTIL AFTER THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE POPES AND THE EMPERORS AND THEN CONSIDERING THE LIFE OF THE TIMES ESPECIALLY IN ITS CONNECTION WITH THE RISING TOWNS IT IS AN EASY AND A NATURAL TRANSITION FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE AS AFFECTED BY THE CRUSADES TO A CONSIDERATION OF THE TOWNS THEMSELVES AND TOWN LIFE CONDITIONS HERE CAN BE PRESENTED IN A SHARP CONTRAST TO THOSE DISCUSSED EARLIER IN CONNECTION WITH FEUDALISM THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY AS A TURNING POINT IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT TWELVE SIXTY EIGHT BE SELECTED AS A TURNING POINT IN THE HISTORY OF EUROPE MARKING AS IT DOES THE PRACTICAL DISAPPEARANCE FOR THE TIME BEING OF THE EMPIRE AS A FACTOR IN POLITICS THE BEGINNING OF THE DECLINE OF THE PAPACY AND THE RISE OF THE THIRD ESTATE WHICH IS ILLUSTRATED IN ENGLAND BY THE GROWTH OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AND IN GERMANY AND ITALY BY THE TWO GREAT CITY LEAGUES AND THE POWER OF VENICE FLORENCE AND GENOA
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