{"product_id":"lords-and-peasants-in-a-changing-society-the-estates-of-the-bishopric-of-worcester-680-1540-paperback-9780521072441","title":"Lords and Peasants in a Changing Society; The Estates of the Bishopric of Worcester, 680-1540 (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521072441","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLords and Peasants in a Changing Society\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Estates of the Bishopric of Worcester, 680-1540\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLords and Peasants in a Changing Society is a history of the large church estate of Worcester from its foundation until the Reformation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eChristopher Dyer (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521072441, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 4 September 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e444 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.5 cm, 0.56 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eLords and Peasants in a Changing Society is a history of the large Church estate of Worcester from its foundation until the Reformation, and is a full-length study of an estate centred in the West Midlands. The medieval bishops of Worcester were landed magnates with manors scattered over three counties, from the outskirts of Bristol to north Worcestershire. This study uses the plentiful records of the bishopric to define and explain long-term social and economic changes in this section of the medieval countryside. Attention is divided equally between the economy of the lords and developments among the peasantry of the estate. In dealing with the lords, consideration is given to the political and social pressures that led to the increase and subsequent loss of land in the estate during the early Middle Ages; the formulation of management policies, particularly in the difficult years after the setbacks of the fourteenth century; and the relationship between income and expenditure.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Origins, 680–1086\u003cbr\u003e 2. Feudalism and the bishopric\u003cbr\u003e 3. The seignorial economy, 1086–1350\u003cbr\u003e 4. The peasantry, 1086–1350\u003cbr\u003e 5. The lord's economy: the last phase of direct management, 1350–1400\u003cbr\u003e 6. The lord's economy: administration and income, 1400–1540\u003cbr\u003e 7. Real income and expenditure, 1375–1540\u003cbr\u003e 8. Demesne leases and lessees, 1370–1540\u003cbr\u003e 9. Population change, 1348–1540\u003cbr\u003e 10. The tenant population, 1348–1544\u003cbr\u003e 11. Deserted villages\u003cbr\u003e 12. The relationship between lord and tenants, 1350–1540\u003cbr\u003e 13. Lord and tenant relationships: rents and tenures, 1350–1540\u003cbr\u003e 14. The land-market and peasant landholding\u003cbr\u003e 15. The peasant holding: agriculture\u003cbr\u003e 16. The peasant economy: the market, getting and spending\u003cbr\u003e 17. The village community.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early history: c 500 to c 1450\/1500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20history:%20c%20500%20to%20c%201450\/1500%20%5BHBLC%5D%22\"\u003eHBLC\u003c\/a\u003e], British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913151897880,"sku":"9780521072441","price":30.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521072441i.jpg?v=1694969211","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/lords-and-peasants-in-a-changing-society-the-estates-of-the-bishopric-of-worcester-680-1540-paperback-9780521072441","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}