These are the people of the towns that were members of guilds and usually specialized in a certain area of work. “In A.D 1348, the people of France and of almost the whole world were struck by a blow other then war.” (Venette 283). The black plague caused the outlook on life to be very pessimistic due to the economic failure, death rate and lost
Some elements of legislation indicate a measure of panic. Within a year of the onset of plague, during 1349, an Ordinance of Labourers was issued and this became the Statute of Labourers in 1351. This law sought to prevent labourers from obtaining higher wages. Despite the shortage in the workforce caused by the plague, workers were ordered to take wages at the levels achieved pre-plague. Landlords gained in the short term from payments on the deaths of their tenants (heriots), but 'rents dwindled, land fell waste for want of tenants who used to cultivate it' (Higden) and '...many villages and hamlets were deserted...and never inhabited again'.
Before the revolution, the peasants had little to no power within the government and were oppressed by the rich; this event helped put an end to this and significantly changed their lives. However, this revolution came with a price. Execution, emigration, violent deaths – these were some of the fates people, both peasant and nobles, met during the revolution. This event led to much bloodshed. Many nobles were exiled and the revolution resulted
• The Black Death also known by many as the “bubonic plague” was a very dangerous and contagious disease that destroyed about two-thirds of Europe's population (20-50 million people) the outbreak swept through Europe between 1346 and sporadically until the late 1700’s. This plague continually hit Europe in outbursts for centuries. The Black Death was one of the most severe pandemics to ever hit Europe resulting in dramatic changes to its population, economy, religion, and society. • The Black Death was very dangerous as it spread all over the world and many people were at risk of catching it. The Black
People were in panic running around trying to escape the Black Death. Some towns even rioted, “The combination of plague and fear of a Scottish invasion caused such unrest within Durham itself that there were riots on the streets.”16 People would leave their towns to run even futher away from the plague, stated in The Black Death essay “caring about nothing but themselves, abandoned their own city, their own houses, their dwellings, their relatives, their property, and went abroad…”17 The Black Death did not just affect men, but women as well caught the plague. When rich were sick they either ended up dying or leaving, when this happened many of their servants were left without a job, “…very often these servants lost their lives and their earnings.”18 Thus the economy started to do poorly. The economy was one of aspects that was affect the most by the Black Death, as stated in The Black Death Overview “The economy was probably hit the hardest of all the aspects of Europe.”19 Artisans were slowly disappearing which caused, people with skills to be more valuable the rich people.20 Farmers stop tending farms, farm animals were led astray, and people started to rob and pillage other towns. After the Black Death ended the economy slowly started to turn for the
Effects of The Black Death The biggest, most disastrous epidemic to ever affect Europe, and the world, the Black Plague, is also commonly referred to as the “Black Death”. The Black Death was an epidemic that killed an estimated 75 million people worldwide (Wikipedia). The Black Death lasted from 1347 to 1352 (Kishlansky 295), and had a lasting affect on the world. One-third to one-half of Europe’s population died from this epidemic (Kishlansky 295). People lived in fear of this disease that it would affect them and moved on with life with their saying of “live for the moment” (Wikipedia).
Black Death had a large amount of effect o the Art world. It stimulated religious bequests and devotional images. Black plague was a horrible infection that led to a terrible painful death. During the mid-14th century thousands of artists, painters and craftsman perished. When the plague arrived any artists started a darker era for painting.
In Bellamy’s opinion, the agricultural economy and the private capital was inefficient and only benefitted the wealthy, while the working class continued to suffer. The lower class people of the nation had to work unreasonable conditions to escape, what seemed to be, the inevitable fate of poverty. Many workers protested their jobs in hopes of change, which ultimately lead to furthering their poverty because the upper class had no sympathy for the poor, even when they tried to stand up for themselves. Bellamy clearly shows his thoughts of hopelessness in his community that he lived in by the following passage: “…it was merely a question of thickness of their skulls when they would discover the fact and make up their minds to endure what they cannot cure” (12). Bellamy saw the select few who were wealthy as abusers of their power and money.
Veronica Griffin Mr. David Dudley English III AP 4 February 2013 How the Bubonic Plague Affected Shakespeare and His Plays During the Elizabethan Era, when Shakespeare lived, there were many outbreaks of the Bubonic Plague, also known as the Black Death. It spread all over London, in both heavily populated areas and the more rural, farming areas. This disease, as it spread through London, also had great affects on Shakespeare, his life, as well as his plays. But while it had its negative affects on his life, it also caused some good things to happen. But, mainly, Shakespeare was living in an era of death, while he continued living.
Life in Europe during the Renaissance was an incredibly dangerous time. Peasants leaved under heavy taxes, constant warfare, and the spread of deadly diseases. In short people lived in constant fear of death. This preoccupation with death that existed amongst the people also resulted in a similar preoccupation in religious salvation. As the people watched the church decay morally through the Renaissance they became more and more worried about what this meant for them in the afterlife.