Peasants making history : living in an English region, 1200-1540 /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press
2022.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Preface
- Notes on boundaries and measures
- Abbreviations
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Peasants and landscapes
- The west-midland region
- Human impacts on the land
- Lords and landscapes
- Peasants and the making of the landscape
- Peasants, lords, and the changing landscape after 1350
- Conclusion
- 3. Peasant society: Landholding and status
- Holding land before 1349
- Changing circumstances: Entry fines
- Landholding 1349-1540
- Serfdom, 1200-1540
- Conclusion
- 4. Peasants changing society
- Migration
- Social mobility
- Poverty
- Village community
- Conclusion
- 5. Family and household
- The size and composition of the household
- Space for households
- The character of family life
- Conclusion
- 6. Peasants and their crops
- Fields and their regulation
- Changing agriculture: Managing the fields
- Crops and their use
- Arable husbandry
- Farming methods and techniques
- Conclusion on husbandry and techniques
- Arable and pasture: Managing change
- Conclusion
- 7. Peasant farming: Livestock and pasture
- Horses
- Cattle
- Sheep
- Goats
- Pigs
- Poultry
- Bees
- Animal husbandry on the peasant holding
- Animal welfare
- Marketing animals and animal products
- Conclusion
- 8. Peasants and towns
- Origins of towns
- Peasant migration into towns
- Occupations and commerce: Peasant influence on towns
- Peasant consumption and towns
- Peasants and changing fortunes of towns
- Peasants and money
- Town and country: Cultural connections
- Conclusion
- 9. Peasants and industry
- The role of lords in creating industry
- Urban entrepreneurs and rural industry
- Poverty and industry
- Industry within peasant society
- Conclusion
- 10. Peasant outlook, values, perceptions, and attitudes
- Piers Plowman
- Peasants and the state
- Peasants and lords
- Peasants and religion
- Peasants and the environment
- Individuals and communities
- Conclusion
- Conclusion
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index.