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Feeding medieval England : a long 'agricultural revolution', 700-1300 /

The population of England grew steeply in the Middle Ages, especially between the tenth and thirteenth centuries. This volume investigates how medieval farmers managed to produce the large harvests needed to sustain this growth, growth that in turn fuelled a major expansion of towns and markets.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hamerow, Helena (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Subjects:
Agriculture > England > History > To 1500.
Food supply > England > History > To 1500.
Land use, Rural > England > History > To 1500.
England > Social conditions > 1066-1485.
Angleterre > Conditions sociales > 1066-1485.
Agribusiness.
Industries.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS.
Medieval.
HISTORY.
Historical Geography.
Social History.
Archaeology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE.
Agriculture > History.
Food supply > History.
Land use, Rural > History.
England
Agriculture & farming.
Farming and Country Life.
1066-1485
700-1300
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:The population of England grew steeply in the Middle Ages, especially between the tenth and thirteenth centuries. This volume investigates how medieval farmers managed to produce the large harvests needed to sustain this growth, growth that in turn fuelled a major expansion of towns and markets.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations.
Audience:Specialized.
ISBN:9780191988905
0191988901