The Hundred Years' War and the Plague 1300s filled with disasters, both human and natural church seemed to be thriving, but soon faced division deadly epidemic claimed millions of lives claims to thrones in France + England led to wars in both lands changes in government made in France + England A Church Divided 1300s, faith still deemed strong both pope and church in trouble Pope and King Collide 1300, Pope Boniface VIII tried to enforce papal authority on kings as previous ones did King Philip IV of France asserted authority over French bishops Boniface responded with document stating that kings must obey popes Instead of obeying pope, Philip held him prisoner in September 1303 king planned to bring him to france for trial pope rescued, but died a year later