Ok, Ill again say I probably should have said more like the middle ages and that would make it closer to, I'd say mid 1200's to early 1400s. The time leading up to the reformation, of course things had started to change quite a bit so that is why I go with the time line I do.
Have you read OneVike articles on the reformation he has been writing? As I said when I posted my piece I got the idea from reading his articles. He is writing a 5 part series and has the first two completed.
"How the Renaissance Led to the Reformation" part I
"How the Renaissance Led to the Reformation" part II
His first one gives an idea of what he still has to publish and I guess he is doing them once a week.