The Statute of Labourers was a law created by the English parliament under King Edward III in 1351 in response to a labour shortage, which aimed at regulating the labour force by prohibiting requesting or offering a wage higher than pre-Plague standards and limiting movement in search of better conditions. The popular narrative about its success and enforcement holds that it was …

Great Plague of Ireland (1348–1351) May have been caused by: Viral hemorrhagic plague or bubonic plague; Great Plague of Scotland (1348–1350) May have been caused by: Viral hemorrhagic plague or bubonic plague; Great Plague of Russia (1349–1353) May have been caused by: Viral hemorrhagic plague or bubonic plague; great plague of asia and ...