Statute of Labourers 1351
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The Statute of Labourers 1351 was a landmark English law enacted after the Black Death to cap wages and restrict workers’ mobility in an effort to preserve pre-plague economic and social structures.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English statute
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medieval labour law → wage control law → |
| affectedGroup |
agricultural labourers
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peasants → urban workers → |
| aimedAt |
maintaining traditional hierarchies
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preventing wage inflation → |
| category |
1350s in law
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Labour law in the United Kingdom → Medieval English law → |
| country |
Kingdom of England
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|
| effect |
attempted to freeze wages at pre-plague levels
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limited workers’ ability to move in search of higher wages → strengthened the position of landowners and employers → |
| enactedIn |
1351
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| enforcementMechanism |
penalties for employers who paid above the set rates
→
penalties for workers who left their employers → |
| historicalPeriod |
Late Middle Ages
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| jurisdiction |
England
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|
| language |
Latin
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| legalArea |
labour law
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social control → wage regulation → |
| legalStatus |
Act of Parliament of England
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| longTermImpact |
contributed to tensions leading to later social unrest in England
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| motivatedBy |
labour shortages caused by the Black Death
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| purpose |
to cap wages
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to preserve pre-plague economic structures → to preserve pre-plague social structures → to restrict workers’ mobility → |
| reignOf |
Edward III of England
NERFINISHED
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| relatedToConcept |
feudalism
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labour market regulation → serfdom → |
| relatedToEvent |
Black Death in England
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| temporalContext |
after the Black Death
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Edward III of England
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significantLegislation |