... 1. With the considerable reduction of Europe's population, radical changes to every aspect of life had to follow to ensure that those left could gather their lives together and rebuild their worlds. On the whole, medieval society coped with the aftermath and adapted to vast changes that the Black Death bought very aptly, ensuring that the necessary adjustments to everyday life were seen through. The survivors could be commended for their ability to change and move forwards in the face of adversity and disaster although it is apparent that for those left, the Black Death bought new and great opportunities for society to better itself and for the deadlock to be lifted2. Medieval society did cope very well, but simply only because their lives were to change for the better, as a result of the decreased population. Without any doubt, the Black Death disrupted every aspect of medieval life but all ...

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