The decline of serfdom in medieval England /

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Main Author: Hilton, R. H. 1916-2002
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Macmillan, 1970.
Series:Studies in economic history.
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Table of Contents:
  • The early history of medieval serfdom in Europe
  • Early serfdom in England
  • The significance and distribution of free tenures
  • Lords' reactions to demands for freedom
  • Economic and demographic factors in the decline of serfdom
  • The evolution of peasant tenures: leasehold
  • Copyhold and customary survivals
  • The last profits of serfdom
  • The equivocal end of english peasant serfdom
  • Glossary
  • Index