Demographic Recovery in the 1430s Under the Aftermath of the Black Death

Name: Demographic Recovery in the 1430s Under the Aftermath of the Black Death
Start: 1431
End: 1440

Type Event Region Europe Time 1431–1440

In the 1430s, nearly a century after the Black Death (around 1347), Europe was still in a period of slow adjustment of population structure and land …

Timeline

1431–1435England · British IslesAfter the plague, abandoned arable land was reclaimed or converted to pasture, serfdom constraints weakened, and free tenancy and cash rents expanded as population recovered.
1433–1438Bruges · Low CountriesTown populations in Flanders and northern France grew slowly; the textile industry and commerce absorbed surplus rural labor, and urban guild regulations adjusted within the labor market.
1436–1440Tuscany · ItalyItalian city-states recovered population more quickly, in contrast to parts of Central Europe that remained below pre-plague levels; regional differences shaped the economic landscape of the following century.

Sources

The Black Death: A Personal History — John Hatcher (2008)