Statute of Labourers
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first heard Jul 2026
last heard 10 Jul
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Legislation of 1351 restricting wages and movement of workers
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentJeremy BamberBoring History for Sleep · The Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 — England’s Bloody Uprisi... · 25:37 · 10 Jul
…This was legislation that attempted, in essence, to freeze economic reality in place by royal decree.…
Jeremy BamberBoring History for Sleep · The Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 — England’s Bloody Uprisi... · 25:28 · 10 Jul
…The response, delivered with what we might charitably describe as optimistic speed, was the Statute of Labourers of 1351.…
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