What Problems Did European States Face In The Fourteenth Century

People wonder why the world can’t be a peaceful place and have no difficulties. The dilemma with the world is that an action always has its consequences. This is the reason why in the fourteenth century, Europe faced problems after problems. Even though Europe encountered many different economic or social issues such as peasant revolts and upheaval from the nobles, I still believe those weren’t some of the major troubles at the time. In the fourteenth century, although they were experiencing many more problems, I think the European states’ major problems were relating to the people’s health, political instability, and the decline of papacy.
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Between countries, England and France fought over political power, and this led to the Hundred Years’ War, which is known as one of the most violent wars. In each separate country, government bureaucracies were growing, and the question that who should rule the government was unresolved. As a result of the war, in England, Parliament started to gain more power, for King Edward III constantly went to Parliament for financial help during the war. After King Edward III’s death, England faced problems with the peasants who wanted to live a better life and nobles who just wanted to be above other people. These small revolts would actually lead to a larger war later on in history. France’s problem was that each small territory didn’t have a strong enough bond to form one big connected country. The French parliament that was supposed to look out for the whole country only represented the north. Similar to France, the Holy Roman Empire had political instability because it was divided up into small city-states that had its own government; some city states were governed by knights and kings while others were ruled