Del 40 - Manchester Medieval Studies

Serfdom in Medieval England

Theory and Practice 1200 to 1500

Inbunden, Engelska, 2025

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Serfdom was a coercive relationship between a landowner and peasant, which was widespread across medieval and early modern Europe. It features prominently in major historical debates, such as the origins of capitalism and the divergent pathways of western and eastern Europe to modernity. Scholars have paid particular attention to English serfdom, which is usually portrayed as highly oppressive and a major cause of the Peasants' Revolt in 1381.This comprehensive survey draws on a vast scholarship and new research to show how, in reality, English serfdom was weak, casting new light on the nature of its society and economy when the Black Death struck in 1348-9. The pandemic now assumes a central role in the rapid decline of serfdom, as illustrated in a case study of the estate of one of England's harshest landowners, St Albans abbey.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-11-25
Mått140 x 216 x 25 mm
Vikt674 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieDel 40 i Manchester Medieval Studies
Antal sidor456
FörlagManchester University Press
ISBN9781526172976

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IntroductionPart I: Serfdom in theory and practice1 Serfdom in legal theory2 Serfdom in practice: freedom and unfreedom3 Serfdom in practice: certainty and uncertainty4 Serfdom in practice: access to the lawPart II: Serfdom in England: causes and consequences5 Causes: explaining the weakness of serfdom6 Consequences: serfdom and the crisis of the early fourteenth centuryPart III: Serfdom in England: the impact of the Black Death through three case studies7 The Black Death and serfdom8 The manor of Codicote9 The manor of Winslow10 The manor of Norton11 Serfdom, the Black Death and three manors of St Albans abbeyConclusionBibliographyIndex

'A book of outstanding quality that achieves a massive advance in our knowledge and understanding of serfdom...Bailey not only provides the best available account of serfdom in the round, he also addresses and successfully resolves the fierce disputes that have raged over its character and significance from the earliest accounts to the present day...as close to a definitive history of later medieval [English] serfdom as is possible to write'.Professor John Hatcher, University of Cambridge