[Burkeman1]

Ironically- that England suffered even worse in the Black Death than did the rest of Europe is the reason why surfdom and Feudalism died more quickly and a substantial class of free yoeman peasenty arose. With far fewer hands available to work the fields- serfs found they could easily demand concessions and greater freedoms from their lords as labor was scarce. The price of labor shot up in England and in Wales. Eventually lords had to even sell some of their vast estates to productive serfs.

[SoCal Pubbie]

Yes, I read about that. Also the belief that the disease was airborne caused "doctors" to recommend hanging heavy window coverings as a precaution, and there was a boom in the market for tapestries!