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almafu_9960117242602883
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1 online resource (ix, 373 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-78204-228-8
Content:
Scholars from various disciplines have long debated why western Europe in general, and England in particular, led the transition from feudalism to capitalism. The decline of serfdom between c.1300 and c.1500 in England is centralto this "Transition Debate", because it transformed the lives of ordinary people and opened up the markets in land and labour. Yet, despite its historical importance, there has been no major survey or reassessment of decline of serfdom for decades. Consequently, the debate over its causes, and its legacy to early modern England, remains unresolved. This dazzling study provides an accessible and up-to-date survey of the decline of serfdom in England, applying a new methodology for establishing both its chronology and causes to thousands of court rolls from 38 manors located across the south Midlands and East Anglia. It presents a ground-breaking reassessment, challenging many of the traditional interpretations of the economy and society of late-medieval England, and, indeed, of the very nature of serfdom itself. Mark Bailey is High Master of St Paul's School, and Professor of Later Medieval History at the University of East Anglia. He has published extensively on the economic and social history of England between c.1200 and c.1500, including Medieval Suffolk (2007).
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
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Part I: The Decline of Serfdom: Questions and Approaches -- The Decline of Serfdom and its Historical Significance -- The Chronology of Decline: Villein Tenures -- The Chronology of Decline: Servile Incidents -- The Causes of Decline -- Part II: Case Studies -- Reassessing the Decline of Serfdom: Methods and Sources -- Walsham-le-Willows -- Merton College, Oxford -- Aldham -- Tingewick and Upper Heyford -- The Abbot of Bury St Edmunds -- The Dukes of Norfolk -- Miscellaneous manors -- Part III: Conclusions -- The Chronology of the Decline of Serfdom -- From Bondage to Freedom: Towards a Reassessment.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-84383-890-7
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9781782042280
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