This article discusses the effects Black death had on different social groups. It talks about how it had benefits to some but consequences for others. It talks about how some of the lower class people were able to get to higher class with all the resources left out there. It gives a specific example of two peasant families “who resided on the lands of Thomas of Birmingham
, the Abbott of Halesowen Abbey, and who rose to yeoman status as a result of the Black
Death” (paragraph 22). It also discusses how women were able to be higher up in social status but it affected their young sons because if their father died, the wife would get some of the income of their husband’s assets. The Black Death did not benefit the Jews because some races
, the Abbott of Halesowen Abbey, and who rose to yeoman status as a result of the Black
Death” (paragraph 22). It also discusses how women were able to be higher up in social status but it affected their young sons because if their father died, the wife would get some of the income of their husband’s assets. The Black Death did not benefit the Jews because some races