How the Black Death Affected the Economy of England
Sources
Ibeji, Mike. "Black Death." BBC. March 10, 2011. Accessed May 2, 2019. https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/middle_ages/black_01.shtml.
This source contributes to my thesis by quoting Henry Knighton from England in 1361 about how the Black Death tended to kill young people, but it had no preference on if they were wealthy or poor which lead to a shortage of new workers in England.
The Bright Side of the Black Death
Shipman, Pat Lee. "The Bright Side of the Black Death." American Scientist, November 2014, 410.
This source contributes to my thesis by bringing up how by the year 1351 the Black Death left villages and towns with a decimated population which left no one to tend to and own the fields after the previous owners and peasants died.
Simkin, John. "The Black Death." Spartacus Educational. July 2016. Accessed May 6, 2019. https://spartacus-educational.com/Black_Death.htm.
This source contributes to my thesis by using a quote from Henry Knighton from England in 1398 about how because people were either dying or leaving their villages and towns, no one was able to take care of the abandoned livestock and crops.
Medieval Trade Networks & the Black Death
Nakata, Janae. "Medieval Trade Networks & the Black Death." ArcGIS. December 10, 2014. Accessed May 7, 2019. https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=f214752ef3664dbf92249c84784b3971.
This source contributes to my thesis with a GIS map that describes when and where the Black Death arrived in England to start affecting the economy of England which was in 1348.
How These Sources Support My Thesis
All four of these sources support my hypothesis because they all explain factors that play a role in changing the economy in one way or another. A shortage of workers will lead to less competition for work which will in turn raise the wages. More land that becomes free will mean that there is an excess of land, so the price of land will decrease. The death of livestock and crops without someone taking care of them will lead to a shortage of food. Knowing when the Black Death came to England helps to understand when the economy started to changed in England.