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After the Black Death had caused a labour shortage in England, peasants were able to demand higher wages. This prompted Parliament to pass the Statute of Labourers 1351, which attempted to keep wages at pre-plague levels. This ultimately led to the English Peasant s Revolt of 1381.

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After the Black Death had caused a labour shortage in England, peasants were able to demand higher wages. This prompted Parliament to pass the Statute of Labourers 1351, which attempted to keep wages at pre-plague levels. This ultimately led to the English Peasant’s Revolt of 1381.

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