Was the Black Death a disaster?

Black Death killed over a third of European population. Fall in population upset the Feudalism landowners-peasants power equilibrium. With the population diminished, landholdings fell vacant. Labor became scarce. Peasants’ bargaining power increased. By 1350, English laborers could demand 5 times the wages. read more

After the Black Death, the people that were alive gained more freedom and wealth, even the peasants. There was also a lot more villeins. A lot of the people alive had lost some or all of their loved ones and thought that the Black Death was a total disaster and ruined their lives. read more

Read the following Medieval descriptions of the Plague. Use the information in the sources to make a poster warning people what to look out for. read more