Town and Countryside in the Age of the Black Death: Essays in Honour of John Hatcher (MEDIEVAL COUNTRYSIDE)

The Arrival Of The Black Death In England, Which Killed Around A Half Of The National Population, Marks The Beginning Of One Of The Most Fascinating, Controversial And Important Periods Of English Social And Economic History. This Collection Of Essays On English Society And Economy In The Later Middle Ages Provides A Worthy Tribute To The Pioneering Work Of John Hatcher In This Field. With Contributions From Many Of The Most Eminent Historians Of The English Economy In The Later Middle Ages, The Volume Includes Discussions Of Population, Agriculture, The Manor, Village Society, Trade, And Industry. The Book's Chapters Offer Original Reassessments Of Key Topics Such As The Impact Of The Black Death On Population And Its Effects On Agricultural Productivity And Estate Management. A Number Of Its Studies Open Up New Areas Of Research, Including The Demography Of Coastal Communities And The Role Of Fairs In The Late Medieval Economy, Whilst Others Explore The Problems Of Evidence For Mortality Rates Or For Change Within The Village Community. Bringing Together Broad Surveys Of Change And Local Case Studies Based On Detailed Archival Research, The Book's Chapters Offer An Assessment Of Previous Work In The Field And Suggest A Number Of New Directions For Scholarship In This Area.--back Cover. New Perspectives In Medieval Demography : The Medieval Demographic System / Ole Benedictow -- Measuring Adult Mortality In An Age Of Plague : England, 1349-1540 / Richard M. Smith -- The Demography Of Maritime Communities In Late Medieval England / Maryanne Kowaleski -- Grain Yields On English Demesnes After The Black Death / Bruce M.s. Campbell -- Risk And Capital Formation : Seigneurial Investment In An Age Of Adversity / Martin Stephenson -- The Black Death And Its Immediate Aftermath : Crisis And Change In The Fenland Economy, 1346-1353 / David Stone -- Court Rolls As Evidence For Village Society : Sutton-in-the-isle In The Fourteenth Century / Erin Mcgibbon Smith -- The Arundell Estates And The Regional Economy In Fifteenth-century Cornwall / Phillipp Schofield -- The Late Medieval Decline Of English Demesne Agriculture : Demographic, Monetary, And Political-fiscal Factors / John Munro -- Selling Food And Drink In The Aftermath Of The Black Death / James Davis -- The Role Of Fairs In Late Medieval England / John S. Lee -- The Coal Industry In The Later Middle Ages : The Bishop Of Durham's Estates / Richard H. Britnell. Edited By Mark Bailey And Stephen Rigby. The Chapters In This Book Were Originally Delivered At A Conference In August 2009 To Mark The Retirement Of John Hatcher From The University Of Cambridge--p. [xix]. Includes Bibliographical References. Front Matter ("Title Page", "Editorial Board", "Copyright Page", "Contents", "List of Illustrations", "Acknowledgements"), p. i Free Access Introduction: England in the Age of the Black Death, p. xix Mark Bailey https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TMC-EB.1.100556 New Perspectives in Medieval Demography: The Medieval Demographic System, p. 3 Ole Benedictow https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TMC-EB.1.100557 Measuring Adult Mortality in an Age of Plague: England, 1349–1540, p. 43 Richard M. Smith https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TMC-EB.1.100558 The Demography of Maritime Communities in Late Medieval England, p. 87 Maryanne Kowaleski https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TMC-EB.1.100559 Grain Yields on English Demesnes after the Black Death, p. 121 Bruce M. S. Campbell https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TMC-EB.1.100560 Risk and Capital Formation: Seigneurial Investment in an Age of Adversity, p. 175 Martin Stephenson https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TMC-EB.1.100561 The Black Death and its Immediate Aftermath: Crisis and Change in the Fenland Economy, 1346–1353, p. 213 David Stone https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TMC-EB.1.100562 Court Rolls as Evidence for Village Society: Sutton-in-the-Isle in the Fourteenth Century, p. 245 Erin McGibbon Smith https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TMC-EB.1.100563 The Arundell Estates and the Regional Economy in Fifteenth-Century Cornwall, p. 277 Phillipp Schofield https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TMC-EB.1.100564 The Late Medieval Decline of English Demesne Agriculture: Demographic, Monetary, and Political-Fiscal Factors, p. 299 John Munro https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TMC-EB.1.100565 Selling Food and Drink in the Aftermath of the Black Death, p. 351 James Davis https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TMC-EB.1.100566 The Role of Fairs in Late Medieval England, p. 407 John S. Lee https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TMC-EB.1.100567 The Coal Industry in the Later Middle Ages: The Bishop of Durham’s Estates, p. 439 Richard H. Britnell https://doi.org/10.1484/M.TMC-EB.1.100568 Back Matter ("Tabula Gratulatoria", "The Medieval Countryside: Titles in Series"), p. 473