Breaking History:What if the black plague had had a vaccine?

By Jayyy
  • Period: 1347 to 1350

    The black plague occurred

  • Period: 1347 to 1360

    Kings had raised tax

    The vaccine was very expensive and precious, so kings should raised taxes for their power. In real history, kings raised tax with other reasons. The Black Death had severely depleted the tax base of the medieval state. It caused kings raised taxes drastically to meet expenses coming from the chronic warfare of the age.
  • 1350

    Population and preserve of the urban grain market

    In real history, the huge population loss in the cities' caused a virtual collapse of the urban grain market. It was a major source of noble and church landlords, so it hurt the nobles and clergy. If a vaccine was created, not that much population would be lost, so the urban grain market preserve stability
  • 1351

    A vaccine of the black plague was created

    In real history, vaccine was not created
  • 1351

    Inability of church

    There was not public discontent or content for church, because the church did not cope with the Black Death. Just the vaccine coped with the Black Death. In real history, the church's inability to cope with the Black Death led to growing public discontent.
  • 1351

    Nobles' power

    After black plague, nobles still could afford to have many serfs, because they still had money In real histroy, nobles became weak, so they had sold most of their serfs' freedom. Later, the serfs became peasants.
  • 1400

    No increase of products and no capitalism

    In real histroy, the peasants became free and owned their land. They worked harder for their own profits, it led more products. It led Europe's population to rise from an estimated 50 million to 70 million. Also, a dynamic new economic system, capitalism was created. If the black plague have a vaccine, Europe's population might be same, because there are no increase of products. Also, capitalism might be created later.
  • 1400

    Humanism

    In real histroy, discontent for church led Humanism. People began thinking about the world around them and wondering what they could do to make life better. This new way of thinking is Humanism If the black plague had a vaccine, Humanism was not created or created later, because there was no event to change people's mind
  • 1400

    Art

    More paintings were on secular themes, especially portraits. The way to think and draw became different by Humanism. Renaissance artists increasingly perfected and used details. If there was no Humanism, there were more religious arts like Medieval art. It did not have details like background perspective, proportion, and individuality.
  • 1500

    Exploration

    People began to think about the world, so the Age of Exploration was possible. People kept finding the secret of the world. If there was no Humanism, people would not wonder about the world
  • Oct 31, 1517

    The Protestant Reformation

    The protestant Reformation was result of Humanism. As people began to believe God with different way, Protestantism and the 95 theses were occurred. The reason of new way to believe God can be the Black Death. If it had a vaccine, there were no Protestantism and no the 95 theses