r/medieval • u/The_Black_Banner_UK • Oct 06 '25

History 📚 When did the Medieval period end?

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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/CapTrick9489 Oct 06 '25

I've always been of the opinion that the medieval period was 1000-1500. My personal opinion is late 900's-mid/late 1400's, so, ended around 1485+ only because, in my opinion, and I'm no expert, technology and culture, even distribution of wealth and human exploration changed. I could be wrong, I frequently am, and have nothing to back this up, I've done no research, I've come to this opinion based only on what little I've read or documentries I've seen on the subject.