A Medieval Society
The West Midlands at the End of the Thirteenth Century

This book portrays the rural and urban economies and the social structure of the West Midlands of England at the end of the thirteenth century.

R. H. Hilton (Author)

9780521081559, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 18 September 2008

320 pages
21.6 x 14 x 1.8 cm, 0.3 kg

This book portrays the rural and urban economies and the social structure of the West Midlands of England at a peak period of medieval growth, the end of the thirteenth century. The subject matter ranges from lords to peasants, from merchants to artisans, and from bishops to parish priests. It depicts life in the village, in the town and in the forest, and analyses the modes of social control exercised by ruling groups and the resistance of the ruled.

1. The Region
2. The Lords
3. The Estates
4. The Peasants and their Holdings
5. The Peasants and the Manor
6. The Village Community
7. Towns, Markets and Manufactures
8. Social Controls: Jurisdiction and Government.

Subject Areas: Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500 [HBLC], British & Irish history [HBJD1]