The development of printing initiated revolutionary changes that would change all of Europe. Such changes included an era of mass production of books. Then, as the availability and number of books increased, more people learned to read and write.
As reading and writing became more common, many more Christians could already read the Bible. As a result, the ideas of religious reformers spread faster and to a larger audience than ever was, and the movement known as the Protestant Reformation would unleash forces that would shatter Christian unity in Europe.
On June 17, 1940, The defeated French signed an armistice and quit WW II, leaving Britain standing alone against Germany. In the Summer and fall of that year, German and British forces clashed in the skies over Britain in the first all-air battle in history.
A significant turning point in WW II, the Battle of Britain ended when Germany's Luftwaffe failed to gain air superiority over the Royal Air Force . Britain's decisive victory saved the country from a ground invasion from the enemy and proved air power alone could also be used to win a major battle.
<span>The population of Europe declined by around 1/3 (like 27-33%) and most of which was the peasantry. This lack of peasantry didn't mean that the work they had to do was also diminished. They still had to do all the work, only with less numbers. This increased amount of labor lead to unrest in the societies in the Medieval era. They demanded a type of increased wage, or allowance of food/ration, and eventually gained some ground, which led a sort of Yeoman class, (emerging lower class) in England, and the bourgeoisie, for example, in France.</span>
They would chose death to die with honor instead of being captured by the enemy and being forced to face capital punishment which would bring shame to themselves and their family
