The Agrarian History of England and Wales: Volume 2, 1042–1350

This 1988 volume examines the agrarian history of England and Wales from Edward the Confessor to the outbreak of the Black Death in 1348.

H. E. Hallam (Edited by), Joan Thirsk (General editor)

9780521200110, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 28 April 2011

1128 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 5.6 cm, 1.4 kg

This 1988 volume deals with the agrarian history of England and Wales from the beginning of the reign of Edward the Confessor to the outbreak of the Black Death in 1348. It divides the counties into regions and deals with each under the headings of new settlements, agriculture and pastoralism (crops and stock), yield ratios and techniques (including field systems, crop nutrition and drainage). There are also sections on the Late Saxon period, Domesday England, wages and prices, vernacular architecture, and the life of the people. The volume as a whole offers a detailed description of trends, both economic and social, between 1042 and 1350 and of the complexities of an economy and society split into many and various sub-economies and sub-societies, all very different from one another but closely knit and interdependent.

Text figures
Tables
Preface by the general editor
Preface
Abbreviations
Part I. England before the Norman Conquest H. E. Hallam
Part II. Domesday England Sally Harvey
Part III. New Settlement: 1. Eastern England H. E. Hallam
2. South-eastern England P. F. Brandon
3. The East Midlands J. A. Raftis
4. Southern England H. E. Hallam
5. The West Midlands Christopher Dyer
6. South-western England John Hatcher
7. Northern England Edward Miller
8. Wales and the Marches R. Ian Jack
Part IV. Farming Techniques: 1. Eastern England H. E. Hallam
2. South-eastern England P. F. Brandon
3. The East Midlands J. A. Raftis
4. Southern England H. E. Hallam
5. The West Midlands Christopher Dyer
6. South-western England John Hatcher
7. Northern England Edward Miller
8. Wales and the Marches R. Ian Jack
9. Drainage techniques H. E. Hallam
Part V. Population Movements in England, 1086–1350 H. E. Hallam
Part VI. Social Structure: 1. Eastern England H. E. Hallam
2. South-eastern England P. F. Brandon
3. The East Midlands J. A. Raftis
4. Southern England H. E. Hallam
5. The West Midlands Christopher Dyer
6. South-western England John Hatcher
7. Northern England Edward Miller
8. Wales and the Marches R. Ian Jack
Part VII. Prices and Wages David L. Farmer
Part VIII. The Life of the People H. E. Hallam
Part IX. Rural Building in England and Wales J. G. Hurst
Section 1. England
Section 2. Wales L. A. S. Butler
Part X. Rural England and Wales, 1042–1350 H. E. Hallam
Bibliography
Index of place names
General index.

Subject Areas: Economic history [KCZ]