How did the plague help to end the feudal system?

Answer 1

After the plague hit, people started to die. The lords, bishops and all the important people of Medieval Society began to fall. This weakened the hold they had on the peasantry and serfs, who were peasants bound to their lord. Peasants began to demand payment for their otherwise "free" crops. If their lords did not pay, the peasants could simply move to someone who would pay double their last offer. They could do this due to the fact that the numbers of peasants minding fields were dwindling. This helped lead to the end of the feudal system.

Answer 2

No expert here, but but my understanding is that feudalism was ended by the rise of nations commanded by able kings, and Henry V was certainly that. Russia and some of the German princes clung stubbornly to feudalism, which cost them dearly in later wars.

Answer 3

The Black Death plague of the late Middle Ages helped weaken feudal arrangements by reducing the labor pool. Once the plague was over, workers were able to earn more money because of the lack of available workers.

Answer 4

Some peasants even convinced their lords to let them pay rent rather than owing services, which freed them from serfdom.

Answer 5

It killed people