What Is Black Death

Black Death

An attack of Bubonic and Pneumonic Plague,the Black Death affected major parts of Europe in the middle of the 24th century. The Plague first attacked in English soil was recorded in June 1348 at Melcombe Ragis in Dorset. A general estimate about the number of death brought by the Plague suggest that ⅓ of the English population was decimated by it. About 20% of the villages were either abandoned or completely depopulated in the 14th century. The places most affected by the Plague were the cities, primarily because of over crowding and lack of proper sanitation facilities. The first attack in London was recorded on 1st November 1348. It is estimated that almost 30000of the 70000 contemporary Londoners perished with attack. One of the factor which made it impossible to set. the root in the first burst of attack was the lack of proper medical facilities.

Black death produced different symptoms in its three variations. The most common form was Bubonic, second was  Pneumonic and the third one was Septicemic Plague. The immediate consequence of the Black death was depopulation. There was an overall change in the demographic pattern of England following the plague. Many of the survivers were compelled to desert the professions in fear of contagion. Since the town and the cities were the worst affected, many of its inhabitants fled to the urban areas. Agriculture was greatly affected by the loss of labour. Lands lay untilled as people fled and pushed dramatically filled up the plantation strips over crowding, which was a major problem in many European cities in Middle Age including England, was negated to some extend by the Plague. The Urban centres became more developed and gained from the Newer Economic Circumstances.