Andrew Jaye
Sep 5, 2023

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Wage inflation in particular. In England it led to laws from Parliament restricting the serfs from raising their rates! All this lead directly to The Peasants' Revolt. In short, the landed aristocrats wanted basically slave labor and serfs realized they could hire themselves out and improve their lot.

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Andrew Jaye
Andrew Jaye

Written by Andrew Jaye

Former privacy and data security blogger. Part-time workplace sociologist. Opinions are for better or worse his own. More about me at metaphorly.com.

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