The Black Death stayed in London until the late 1350’s wiping out an estimated third to a half of the population. Peasants from the country side saw this as an opportunity to live the privilege urban life style they’ve dreamed of and some migrated. Adding to the death toll of peasant that died in the Black Death, peasants leaving only created more shortage in laborers and landowners in panic. However the shortage of labourers worked in favour of the peasants as many saw this a loophole to challenge the old feudal systems of Serfdom and being tied to the land. The peasants made demands for higher wages and prices of goods, especially since trading has dwindle in the Black Death era and after. In the year 1349 the Ordinance of Labourers intervened
