In England in 1948 the summer was incredibly wet so this led to rot grain all over the country due to the rain. The harvest was negatively affected it assured that there might be food shortages.
There was a worse enemy that began to appear which is the Black Death. It was not clear from where did the black death appeared in England or how did it reach England. At that time some reports said that it reached Dorset while others said Bristol. The Black Death appeared in the end of July or the begging of August. In the mid-summer the Channel Islands were distracted under an outbreak of the plague. Therefore, from this moment the disease started to spread throughout England with high speed and fatal consequences. not only were cities over crowded but also the quality of hygiene and sanitation was rather low, which played a major role in allowing the epidemic to spread with great ease. The Black Death reached London on November 1st and 30000 or more of the population of 70000 inhabitants gave up.
The disease killed between 30% to 40% in the preceding two years. The pre plague population of England reached between 5 to 6 million people and later 2 million people were dead. The worst people of the disease to the medieval Christian …show more content…
In 1361-62 and 1369, 1379-83, and 1389-93There were further eruptions, and in the first half of the 15th century. England became free from plague epidemics in the late 17th century. It was impossible to overplay the harsh effects of the black plague in England. Due to the population went down there were few workers to work and reconstruct the land, so this led to prices and wages rose. The rules of labourers tried to establish to pre plague income levels, but the great absence of labrourers meant that the wages kept rising. Landowners offered drinks, food. The standard of living for them kept