Would you agree that in the short term the Black Death had little effect upon English society? When the Black Death reached Europe in 1347 no one was spared by the burden of death and pestilence. The population prior to the plague in England had already shrunk. This was due to famine as a result of poor harvests. The prosperous years by this time had already come to an end and the economies of Europe where …showed first 75 words of 1103 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1103 total…had gone by the middle of the 15th century. The standards of living had fallen again. This was due to the fact that the feudal system had not changed after the end of the bubonic plague. The new knowledge of anatomy would be the basis of medicine today. Most people agree that the plague of course was devastating, but brought the change in society, religion and medicine needed to shape the England we today know.