The Black Death: How a Plague Re‑wrote Medieval England

The episode unpacks how the plague entered England’s ports, the staggering loss of life recorded in parish and tax records, and why that sudden labour shortage forced feudal obligations to shift dramatically. By tracing contemporary chroniclers alongside modern epidemiology we examine what the Black Death really cost and how its aftermath set the stage for later social and economic reforms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices