Table of Contents

Preface; Editorial Note; Introduction R. H. Hilton; 1. The landholding foundations of the open-field system Robert A. Dodgshon; 2. Horse hauling: a revolution in vehicle transport in twelth- and thirteenth-century England John Langdon; 3. Politics and property in early medieval England J. C. Holt; 4. Debate: politics and property in early medieval England Edmund King, Stephen D. White and J. C. Holt; 5. Large and small landowners in thirteenth-century England: the case of Peterborough Abbey Edmund King; 6. Sir Geoffrey de Langley and the crisis of the knightly class in thirteenth-century England P. R. Coss; 7. Mortmain in medieval England Sandra Raban; 8. Minor landlords in England and medieval agrarian capitalism R. H. Britnell; 9. English serfdom and villeinage: towards a reassessment John Hatcher; 10. The English peasantry and the demands of the crown 1294–1341 J. R. Maddicott; 11. Family, land and the village community in later medieval England Zvi Razi; 12. Historian

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The articles in this book are reprinted from the journal Past and Present.