... very hierarchal, class-based society. The lives of people in the nobility were very different from the lives of people in the lower classes. The life of the aristocracy was one of very high income. They were very rich people and had vast income from their landed estates and from the work of peasants. They lived in large houses and were very contented. They ate very elaborate food, guzzled enormous amount of wine, and dressed exceptionally well. Being a military society, the downside of their life was that they were frequently engaged in local, national, and international wars. Then the Black Death struck. The Plague was a "democratic epidemic" because it affected both poor and the rich members of society. In 1347 and 1348, England lost 40 percent of its population. That is equivalent to America losing about 125 million people today. The Plague hit the working class and peasantry ...

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