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The decline of serfdom in late medieval England : from bondage to freedom /

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 central to this "Transition Debate", because it transformed the live...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bailey, Mark, 1960- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge : Boydell & Brewer, 2014
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The decline of serfdom and its historical significance
  • The chronology of decline : villein tenures
  • The chronology of decline : servile incidents
  • The causes of decline
  • Reassessing the decline of serfdom : method and sources
  • Walsham-le-Willows
  • Merton College, Oxford
  • Aldham
  • Tingewick and Upper Heyford
  • The Abbott of Bury St Edmunds
  • The Dukes of Norfolk
  • Miscellaneous manors
  • The chronology of the decline of serfdom
  • From bondage to freedom : towards a reassessment