Why do I hate the 1340s so much?

[Marc Chevalier]

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The Bubonic Plague, for starters ... not to mention those silly cotehardies worn about town.



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[Fletch]

Who are you, and what have you done with Marc?

 

[Marc Chevalier]

You know who I am, sir knight: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_N6APHtFPWNc/RuKoKaK0yEI/AAAAAAAAAEM/RxFm-auvVUc/s400/the_seventh_seal.jpg


Chess, anyone? http://mmimageslarge.moviemail-online.co.uk/seventh_seal3_rgb.jpg



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[jamespowers]

King Edward the III
The Kingdom of France and the Battle of Sluys---although I liked the outcome.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

The Great Schism of the West.

The Great Famine of 1314-'17.

(Every event with the word "great" in it referred to something really, really bad.)


The failure of the Ciompi revolt in Florence.

And much, much more ...



(Wonder if those groovy troubadour singers will remain culturally significant?)

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[jamespowers]

The Great Schism of the West.

The Great Famine of 1314-'17.

(Every event with the word "great" in it referred to something really, really bad.)


The failure of the Ciompi revolt in Florence.

And much, much more ...



(Wonder if those cool troubadour singers will remain culturally significant?)

You said 1340 not 1314. That was a whole different generation.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

True, but past is prologue.


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[jamespowers]

True, but past is prologue.


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Oh sure. Change the scope now.
Ok, Shakespeare.

 

[Marc Chevalier]

I'm telling ya: past is prologue. Those hardy survivors of the Great '14 Famine went on to coddle their children -- and look what happened?
The kids ended up as wine-addled troubadour groupies.

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[Lincsong]

Vikings.

 

[LizzieMaine]

English lit classes were really shallow without Chaucer to kick around.

 

[Miss RM]

Ok, maybe I've had one too many highballs tonight, but the title of this thread just cracked me right up!

 

[Lincsong]

Ivan the moneybag.

 

[Lefty]

Say what you will about 1340's politics and health concerns, the chaperon was a pretty great look - and still hip, prior to it's eventual demise in the 1500s.

 

[Lincsong]

Rotting meat.

 

[Carlisle Blues]

Paris Hilton as a Flapper

 

[Talbot]

Say what you will about 1340's politics and health concerns, the chaperon was a pretty great look - and still hip, prior to it's eventual demise in the 1500s.

Damn hoodies, place is going to the dogs. Wouldn't have happened in the old days.

 

[Lauren]

HA. This thread is great. lol

 

[Lincsong]

Flat Earthers

 

[Lefty]

Dick Clark's first year hosting the New Year's celebration in 1346 was awful. He hit his stride by the 1360s.