A Long and Illustrious History
What proportion of the population of England died in the Black Death?
AOne tenth
BOne quarter
COne third ✓
DHalf
Explanation
About one third of the population of England died from the Black Death. A similar proportion died in Scotland and Wales. It was one of the worst disasters ever to strike Britain.
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