{"product_id":"black-death-peasants-revolt-study-guide","title":"The Black Death, the Statute of Labourers, and the Peasants' Revolt: Interactive Study Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n  :root{\n    --navy:#063970;\n    --navy-deep:#0d2d5e;\n    --gold:#FFD700;\n    --white:#ffffff;\n    --offwhite:#F8F7F4;\n    --charcoal:#1A1A1A;\n    --grey:#F2F2F2;\n    --border-grey:#CCCCCC;\n    --ease-out-expo: cubic-bezier(0.16, 1, 0.3, 1);\n    --ease-in-out: cubic-bezier(0.65, 0, 0.35, 1);\n  }\n  *{box-sizing:border-box;}\n  html{scroll-behavior:smooth;}\n  body{\n    margin:0;\n    font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\n    color:var(--charcoal);\n    background:var(--white);\n    line-height:1.65;\n    overflow-x:hidden;\n  }\n  h1,h2,h3{font-family:Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; margin:0; color:var(--navy);}\n  a{color:inherit;}\n  .wrap{width:100%; 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It was the plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"intro\"\u003eBetween 1349 and 1381, England's ruling class built a legal machine to force wages back down after the Black Death had made labour scarce and, for the first time, valuable. This guide sets out how that machine was built, who operated it, who resisted it, and why it collapsed in the Peasants' Revolt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"badge-row\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"pill\"\u003eDigital Download\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"pill\"\u003eInstant Access\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"pill\"\u003eWorks Offline\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"feature-row lazy-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"feature stagger-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"icon\"\u003e📜\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eClickable Chronology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollow events from 1348 to 1381 in order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"feature stagger-2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"icon\"\u003e⚖️\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Machinery Explained\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeven legal mechanisms, broken down one by one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"feature stagger-3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"icon\"\u003e✓\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSelf-Marking Quiz\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTen questions with feedback, not just a mark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"feature stagger-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"icon\"\u003e📈\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eProgress Tracker\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee what you've covered and what's left.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner banner-inline lazy-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMost accounts skip the middle. \u003cspan class=\"em\"\u003eThis guide is built on it.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"lazy-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"lead-copy\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost accounts treat the Statute of Labourers as a footnote to the plague and the Revolt as its inevitable aftershock. This guide argues something more specific: that the thirty years in between were not a gap but the main event, a sustained and increasingly organised programme of wage control, enforced through royal proclamation, statute, sheriffs, and a new tier of local justices built for the purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Revolt was not spontaneous anger. It was the response to thirty years of that machinery working as intended.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner banner-inline lazy-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBuilt around \u003cspan class=\"em\"\u003efive acts\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"lazy-section\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lead-copy\"\u003eEach act addresses a specific stage of the argument, from the empty fields of 1349 through to the lesson historians still debate today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"acts-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"act-card stagger-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"act-num\"\u003eI\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Empty Fields\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat the mortality did to the labour market in 1349, and why the crown responded before the dying had stopped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"act-card stagger-2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"act-num\"\u003eII\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Machinery\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeven legal mechanisms built between 1349 and 1361 to fix wages, compel labour, and punish resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"act-card stagger-3\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"act-num\"\u003eIII\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe People\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNamed figures on both sides, including Thomas Baker of Fobbing, William of Shareshull, John Ball, and Wat Tyler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"act-card stagger-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"act-num\"\u003eIV\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Record\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWho wrote the chronicles, what the Statute's preamble claims versus what the enforcement rolls show.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"act-card stagger-5\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"act-num\"\u003eV\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Lesson\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy \"the Black Death freed the peasants\" is a comfortable simplification, and what stayed in place after 1381.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner banner-inline lazy-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat makes it \u003cspan class=\"em\"\u003edifferent?\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"lazy-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"compare\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col old\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTraditional revision\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRead the information.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRead it again.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHighlight it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMove on to the next page.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"strap\"\u003eHope you remember it.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col new\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThis interactive study guide\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFollow the argument through five acts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTest yourself against the ten-question quiz.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCheck the glossary when a term is unclear.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrack what you've covered and what's left.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"strap\"\u003eReturn to what you still need to learn.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner banner-inline lazy-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eInside the \u003cspan class=\"em\"\u003estudy guide\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"lazy-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"inside-grid\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"inside-card stagger-1\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFive Acts\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the empty fields of 1349 through the machinery, the people, the record, and the lesson historians still argue over.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"inside-card stagger-2\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eClickable Chronology\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA full chronology running from 1348 to 1381, built for browsing rather than reading start to finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"inside-card stagger-3\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSix-Figure Cast\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNamed and contested individuals from the period, including two women the surviving record declined to name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"inside-card stagger-1\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEngland vs France\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA structural comparison section setting England's path after 1381 against France's very different one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"inside-card stagger-2\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFull Glossary, With Search\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery term explained, and searchable rather than buried in a list at the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"inside-card stagger-3\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eQuiz and Progress Tracker\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTen self-marking questions with feedback, plus a built-in tracker so you can see what's covered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner banner-inline lazy-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's \u003cspan class=\"em\"\u003eincluded\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"lazy-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"included-list\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull interactive study guide, delivered as a single self-contained web page. Opens in any browser and works offline once downloaded.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClickable chronology, 1348 to 1381.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeven-mechanism interactive breakdown of the Statute of Labourers system.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSix-figure cast of contested and named individuals from the period.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngland vs France comparison section.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull glossary with search.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTen-question self-marking quiz with feedback.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt-in progress tracker so you can see what you've covered.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSources note listing further reading and primary material.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"who-box\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho this is for:\u003c\/strong\u003e written for history students studying the mid-fourteenth-century crisis, undergraduates encountering the labour laws for the first time, and general readers who want the actual legal and political mechanics behind \"the Black Death changed everything,\" rather than the abridged version.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner banner-inline lazy-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIncluded free: \u003cspan class=\"em\"\u003e3 bonus posters\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"lazy-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bonus-wrap\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlongside the interactive study guide, you also receive three PDF posters: a Wat Tyler poster, a Peasants' Revolt poster, and a Black Death poster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 separate downloadable PDF posters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrint at home or school\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUseful for a bedroom, study space, or classroom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncluded at no additional cost\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"note\"\u003ePlease note: the posters are digital PDF files. They are not physically posted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"bonus-image-wrap\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/3869\/8316\/files\/Peasants_Revolt_Black_Death.jpg?v=1788251691\" alt=\"Bonus posters: Wat Tyler, Peasants' Revolt 1381, and The Black Death in England\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner banner-inline lazy-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDigital download. \u003cspan class=\"em\"\u003eNo waiting for the post.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"lazy-section\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"lead-copy\"\u003eThis is a digital product, not a physical book. It is delivered as a zip file containing one HTML file and three PDF posters, sent instantly after purchase. No account or software is needed beyond a web browser.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"format-row\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"tag\"\u003eInteractive HTML\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"tag\"\u003e3 PDF Posters\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"tag\"\u003eNo Postage\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"tag\"\u003eInstant Digital Access\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"tag\"\u003eNo Account Required\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"banner banner-inline lazy-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eQuestions you may \u003cspan class=\"em\"\u003ehave\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"lazy-section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"faq-item\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIs this a physical study guide?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. This is a digital download. The main study guide is an interactive HTML file and the three posters are downloadable PDF files. Nothing is physically posted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"faq-item\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIs this just another PDF?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. The main study guide is a single self-contained HTML file with a clickable chronology, an interactive breakdown of the Statute's seven mechanisms, a searchable glossary, a self-marking quiz, and a built-in progress tracker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"faq-item\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIs this written for a specific exam board or course?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. It is written as a standalone investigation for anyone studying the mid-fourteenth-century crisis, whether at school, university, or out of general interest, rather than pinned to one syllabus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"faq-item\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eDo I need any special software to use it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. The guide opens in any modern web browser and works offline once downloaded. The posters are standard PDF files.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"faq-item\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat exactly is included?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou receive the complete interactive HTML study guide with its five-act structure, the clickable chronology, the seven-mechanism breakdown, the six-figure cast, the England vs France comparison, the searchable glossary, the ten-question quiz, the progress tracker, and a sources note, plus three bonus PDF posters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"closing lazy-section\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThirty years of machinery. \u003cspan class=\"em\"\u003eOne argument.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA focused digital study guide on the labour laws between the Black Death and the Peasants' Revolt, 1349 to 1381.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"fmt\"\u003eInteractive HTML study guide + 3 bonus PDF posters\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbutton class=\"scroll-top\"\u003e↑\u003c\/button\u003e \u003cscript\u003e\n  \/\/ Lazy-load sections with IntersectionObserver\n  (function(){\n    const observer = new IntersectionObserver((entries) =\u003e {\n      entries.forEach(entry =\u003e {\n        if(entry.isIntersecting){\n          entry.target.classList.add('visible');\n          observer.unobserve(entry.target);\n        }\n      });\n    }, { threshold: 0.08, rootMargin: '0px 0px -40px 0px' });\n\n    document.querySelectorAll('.lazy-section').forEach(el =\u003e observer.observe(el));\n  })();\n\n  \/\/ Scroll-to-top button\n  (function(){\n    const btn = document.getElementById('scrollTop');\n    let ticking = false;\n    window.addEventListener('scroll', function(){\n      if(!ticking){\n        requestAnimationFrame(function(){\n          btn.classList.toggle('visible', window.scrollY \u003e 500);\n          ticking = false;\n        });\n        ticking = true;\n      }\n    });\n    btn.addEventListener('click', function(){\n      window.scrollTo({ top: 0, behavior: 'smooth' });\n    });\n  })();\n\u003c\/script\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Histories and Castles","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58688025690444,"sku":null,"price":6.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1028\/3869\/8316\/files\/The_Black_Death_the_Statute_of_Labourers_and_the_Peasants_Revolt_1.jpg?v=1788534951","url":"https:\/\/historiesandcastles.com\/products\/black-death-peasants-revolt-study-guide","provider":"Histories and Castles","version":"1.0","type":"link"}