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  ////Online////. Web. 18 Feb. 2010. . French and English lock ships during the Battle of Sluys, a key naval conflict during the Hundred Year's War. This happened in June 24, 1340. This illumination is from a 14Th-century version of Jean Froissart's Chronicles, a manuscript about the Hundred Year's War. Back in the time of the middle ages, all of the fighting and killing cause their economy to drop/decline. In the battle, the French fleet was effectively destroyed, and English chroniclers and 16,000-20,000 Frenchmen were lost. While they also state that English losses were slight, it is known that Edward remained anchored at Sluys for several days. The victory at Sluys gave the English control of the Channel for remainder of the war and allowed Edward to attack along the French coast
 * 1) ////Battle of Sluys////. 14th century. Battle of Sluys. ////Ancient and Medieval History////

 ////2. Gregory XI////. 13th century. Gregory XI. ////http://www.ancienthistory.abc-clio.com/ Eras/ Display.aspx?storyid=1185747&entryid=1096556&issublink=true&fromsearch=false////. Web. 25 Feb. 2010. . This is a picture of Saint Catherine of Siena trying to get Pope Gregory XI to leave his exile in Avignon and return back to Rome. He was the pope from 1370 to 1378. He hoped to move the papal residence from Avignon back to Rome, he hoped to reunite the Western Latin and Eastern Orthodox Churches, and he hoped to launch a Crusade against the Turks. On the first, the return of the papacy to Rome against the protests of powerful French cardinals, was actually successful through all of his hopes. Gregory XI also exerted himself against some heresies in particular John Wycliffe in England. Much of this effort was through an organization which had become ruthless over the years.

 ////3. Medieval plague victim////. 13rd century. Private collection. ////Ancient and Medieval//// ////History Online////. Web. 25 Feb. 2010. . This picture shows a victim of the black death disease as the doctor puts his sweat sponge on the man's nose and mouth because they all thought or discovered that the disease was caught by other people because it came in through their mouth and noses. This photograph applies to the economic decline because it caused plenty of deaths and lots of places were closed due to the plague. People kept their windows and stores closed. With all of the stores being closed, No money was coming in so no one got paid their wages making the economy drop like very fast. Everyone's social life plundered because they staid inside all day and not that many people would talk to each other.