The decline of serfdom in medieval England : prepared for the Economic History Society

An essay on the complicated decline of serfdom in England, with comparative reference to the problems of serfdom in some other European countries. Front Matter....Pages 1-8 The Early History of Medieval Serfdom in Europe....Pages 9-11 Early Serfdom in England....Pages 12-17 The Significance and Distribution of Free Tenures....Pages 17-26 Lords’ Reactions to Demands for Freedom....Pages 26-31 Economic and Demographic Factors in the Decline of Serfdom....Pages 32-43 The Evolution of Peasant Tenures: Leasehold....Pages 44-47 Copyhold and Customary Survivals....Pages 47-51 The Last Profits of Serfdom....Pages 51-55 The Equivocal End of English Peasant Serfdom....Pages 55-59 Back Matter....Pages 60-72 Prepared For The Economic History Society By R. H. Hilton. Bibliography: P. 60-64.