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Comparison of Pitti and Datti
Summary: Two businessmen who lived in the late 14th and early 15th centuries, Buonaccorso Pitti and Gregorio Dati, kept diaries that chronicled the Great Western Schism religious controversy that affected their lives. This period was a time of significant change in modern Europe.
During the late 14th century and beginning of the 15th century, two businessmen accounted their lives in a diary. The ecclesiastical controversies, religious upheaval and The Great Western Schism affected these men, Buonaccorso Pitti and Gregorio Dati, both of which were savvy money makers and were forced to conform to the change in society as well as any offices they held. Buonaccorso was more affected by these changes because of the several positions he held in society. Dati too was affected because he ran a business and was directly correlated with the economical situations at the time. Religion was one of the main disputes in Modern Europe during this time period because of The Great Western Schism and the many attempts to overthrow the rulers of France. Society within each empire were religiously, linguistically and politically diverse. Effects of the Black Plague proved to be a major factor...
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