In recent years, work on the medieval English peasant has tended to stress the degree of interaction between the village and the world beyond its bounds. This book not only provides an overview of thi
Other studies explore the cultural dimensions of credit in northern Europe during late Medieval and early modern times, but the historians here focus on the nature of credit, its form and structure, a
The four centuries witnessed drastic changes in the exploitation of landownership in various parts of northwestern Europe, which had strong effects of rural economy and society. A pivotal role in thos
The essays in this volume look at the mechanics of debt, the legal process, and its economics in early medieval England. Beneath the elevated plane of high politics, affairs of the Crown and internati
