1 The Decline of Serfdom and its Historical Significance

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Maps vi
4. Graphs vi
5. Tables vii
6. Acknowledgements xi
7. Abbreviations xii
8. Part I: The Decline of Serfdom: Questions and Approaches
9. 1 The Decline of Serfdom and its Historical Significance 3
10. 2 The Chronology of Decline: Villein Tenures 16
11. 3 The Chronology of Decline: Servile Incidents 37
12. 4 The Causes of Decline 62
13. Part II: Case Studies
14. 5 Reassessing the Decline of Serfdom: Methods and Sources 87
15. 6 Walsham-le-Willows 104
16. 7 Merton College, Oxford 119
17. 8 Aldham 135
18. 9 Tingewick and Upper Heyford 148
19. 10 The Abbot of Bury St Edmunds 169
20. 11 The Dukes of Norfolk 198
21. 12 Miscellaneous manors 240
22. Part III Conclusions
23. 13 The Chronology of the Decline of Serfdom 285
24. 14 From Bondage to Freedom: Towards a Reassessment 307
25. Appendix List of original sources used in this study 339
26. Chronology 345
27. Bibliography 347
28. Index 359