tutorial 8- the crisis of the fourteenth century

Question 1

how did they get population?

Answer 1

looked at taxes and households

Question 2

how to cater economy for big pop

Answer 2

extensive- expand the crop acreage by reduction of waste

intensive- improve yields of area-> peas/bean

Question 3

rural society: the peasantry

Answer 3

some peasants were prosperous
rise in landless peasantry
limited availability of land
increased giving of alms- ed ii distributed alms to 66000 people, indicate problem

Question 4

the great famine 1315-16 causes

Answer 4

wet summer= harvest failures
war and impact 
underlying conditions (poor harvest, poor diet, lots of peoplle, no preservation with salt)

Question 5

the Black Death 1331

Answer 5

started in Asia

Question 6

1348 Black Death

Answer 6

England

Question 7

1349 Black Death

Answer 7

scotland

Question 8

problems of black death

Answer 8

panicked population, symptoms, identification, mortality levels

Question 9

effects of black death in England

Answer 9

continuity in set structures, social tensions

Question 10

long term effects of Black Death

Answer 10

a) stagnant population levels into later 15th c.
b) reduction in area under cultivation
c) gradual improvement in status of peasantry, less time working

Question 11

scotland and the highlands in 14th c

Answer 11

distinct and troublesome region of kingdom, shows division of scotland.
families fell victims to wars
climate change-> cooler and damper conditions from late 13th c
plague reduced peasants who could cultivate the land

Question 12

sources?

Answer 12

Gesta Annalia- Geoffrey le Baker
the statute of labourers 1351
Anomimalle Chronicle
Extracts from Fordun, Chronica Gentis Scotorum

Question 13

gesta annallia

Answer 13

comes from the east, 7th year it hits england
scarcely 1/10th of population survived
fields designated for burial of the dead
hardly anyone had anything to do with the plague victims
boils and little black pustules

Question 14

the statue of labourers 1351

Answer 14

English parliament addressing post-plague labour shortage
aimed to place high restrictions on the payment and movement of labourers. sheds light on fear and uncertainty, not enforced rigourously.
potentially led to revolts? 1381?

Question 15

anonimalle chronicle

Answer 15

details the rest revolt in 1381
all commons to meet king at Smithfield
Wat Tyler tides in, lots of confidence little horse
king claims he is rude
someone calls him a robber so Wat Tyler attacks him so he is attacked back
claim that he started it
Richard II sent out people to squash rebels, hung people in London , told them to never rise again

Question 16

Extracts from Fordun, chronic Gentis Scotorum

Answer 16

details tensions between highlanders and lowlanders

2 language= 2 cultures

Question 17

short chronicle of moray = gloomy view of law and order in scotland during this period.

Answer 17

lord Alexander Stewart burned down the town of Forresa dn then Elgin and st Giles.
strange battle in 1396, king organises 30 unprotected men to fight till death to see who wins.