The Role Of The Protester In The Middle Ages

The middle ages had Protestors that often had conflict with the Church. John Wycliff is an example of a Protester who made a difference in the church and in their beliefs. John Wycliff was a writer and a leader. He thought that the Church was becoming corrupt and started a movement called the Protestant Reformation, where he and his followers called the Lollards, who basically brought together people to protest against the Church because the Church was going downhill and was not in the right place to lead people. Another Protestor was Jan Huss. Jan Huss was not only a Protester, he also preached on his beliefs while trying to get rid of other beliefs that were not true according to his standpoint. He was a Czech priest and a philosopher who wanted to shut down the Church, Jan Huss attacked the Church by denouncing the moral

Part of the reasoning behind the attack was because the Clergy and Bishops were abusing their positions in the Church.

In the late Middle Ages, the overwhelming majority of poetry was written in Latin, and therefore accessible only to affluent and educated audiences. Danté, the author of Dante's Inferno, was a aspiring poet who was very headstrong and creative. He was very well known after his divine comedy series that he released in 1320. Danté played a large role in the fall of the Roman Catholic Church. Danté was born in Florence , Republic of Florence, present-day Italy. The exact date of his birth is unknown, although it is generally believed to be around 1265. Along with Danté, Chaucer also played a large role. Both Danté and Chaucer were Poets who's stories led people to have different beliefs on the people and churches around them. Chaucer was a poet, veteran, Philosopher, Astronomer, and well known as the “Father of The English Literature”. Chaucer wrote the Canterbury tales which is a tale about the stories told