Chapter 3 · History
The Black Death (1348)
Source: Handbook p.21
The Black Death, a plague carried by fleas on rats, reached England in 1348. It killed approximately a third of the population of England. This had enormous social and economic consequences: there was a severe shortage of workers, which led to higher wages and gave peasants more bargaining power. The old feudal system began to break down as a result.
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