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The Decline of Serfdom in Late Medieval England: From Bondage to Freedom
Mark Bailey
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Hardback. An exciting, fresh look at one of the most important questions of medieval scholarship - the decline of serfdom and its implications. Num Pages: 392 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, 6 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 798.
An exciting, fresh look at one of the most important questions of medieval scholarship - the decline of serfdom and its implications. 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 ... Read more
An exciting, fresh look at one of the most important questions of medieval scholarship - the decline of serfdom and its implications. 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Condition
New
Number of Pages
385
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843838906
SKU
V9781843838906
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99-50
About Mark Bailey
MARK BAILEY was recently High Master of St Paul's School, London, and a visiting fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He was previously a fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and is now the Professor of Later Medieval History at the University of East Anglia. His numerous publications include Medieval Suffolk. An economic and social history 1200-1500 (2007) and After ... Read more
Reviews for The Decline of Serfdom in Late Medieval England: From Bondage to Freedom
A powerful corrective to assumed narratives of the decline of serfdom..It is admirably well organized and clearly written, and lends itself to a range of audiences.
HISTORY
This excellent study is an exemplar of qualitatively sensitive, quantitative history at its best. [It] is one of those rare works that demands that textbooks be rewritten or discarded.
PARERGON ... Read more
HISTORY
This excellent study is an exemplar of qualitatively sensitive, quantitative history at its best. [It] is one of those rare works that demands that textbooks be rewritten or discarded.
PARERGON ... Read more