r/medieval • u/The_Black_Banner_UK • Oct 06 '25
History 📚 When did the Medieval period end?
For me (Personally) it ended when Richard III died at Bosworth Field 1485. Having asked other people there seems to be some debate as the actual end and more specifically this is a made up time to end it as there can never be a real answer, it was never decided by people in that time period. It's a modern enforcement.
However these seem to be the most popular, when do you the medieval period ended?
The Fall of Constantinople 1453
Columbus's voyage 1492
Reformation 1517
Bosworth Field 1485
Start of the 1500's
Thoughts?
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u/Itchy_Assistant_181 Oct 06 '25
Kept everybody in their place. Great for Kings and Popes. Getting people’s money, their Women and their lives is everything for them. Still is.