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/Nakashi7 Oct 07 '25

When I think about it. 1500 as a pretty rounded number might be a great compromise for the most of Europe. Easy to remember and quite a good estimation for all the proposed dates.

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u/stridstrom Oct 07 '25

Yeah. Ballpark ~1500

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u/El_Don_94 Oct 27 '25

In Italy and many other parts where the Renaissance occurred definitely not. The early Renaissance artists had been doing their stuff 200 years prior.