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Index
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Abbreviations
Preface and acknowledgements
Introduction
Life and death
Dependence
Inequalities
The forces of change
1 King William’s England
The landscape of Norman England
Settlements
Techniques
Landlords and the land
Manors
The peasantry
The wealth of England
2 Land and people
The growth of population
Colonization
Mobility
Competition for land
Competition for employment
The limits of expansion
3 Markets
The trend of prices
The growth of towns
Markets
International trade
4 Villages
Village forms
Messuages
The fields
Meadows and commons
The community of the village
Village and parish
5 Villagers: I. Status and tenure
Villein status and tenure
Diversities of standing
Distribution of labour services
Tenure, status and peasant fortunes
6 Villagers: II. Family and fortunes
The family
The fortunes of the peasantry
Daily living
The peasant in the medieval economy
7 Lords
Landlords
Estates in land
Manors
Estate management
8 Landlords and the land
Objectives of estate management
The structure of seignorial revenues
The farming of manors
The high-farming era
The disposal of demesne produce
Rents in the high-farming era
9 King Edward’s England
Land and people
Adjustments in the villages
Manufacturers and traders
Conclusion
Notes and References
Bibliography
Index of persons and places
Subject Index
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