Table of Contents

I: Introduction
1: Interpreting Medieval Agriculture
2: The Demesne Farm of Wisbech Barton
II: The Management of Resources at Wisbech Barton
3: From Agrarian Crisis to the Black Death
4: The 'Indian Summer' for Demesne Farming
5: Responding to Pressure at the turn of the Fifteenth Century
6: The Last Phase of Direct Cultivation
III: Decision Making on Medieval Agriculture
7: Standards of Demesne Farm Management in England
8: The Use of Agricultural Techniques in Medieval England
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

David Stone currently teaches history at Dulwich College. Previously he was a Research Fellow at Corpus Christi College, Oxford and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.

Reviews

compulsory reading for all students of the medieval English economy Steve Rigby, Journal of Peasant Studies David Stone is a pioneer Miri Rubin, Journal of English and Germanic Philology innovative and immensely important Rosemary Horrox, The Local Historian consistently fascinating findings Christopher Thornton, Rural History a story rich in detail and well worth the telling and offers many rewarding insights Bruce Campbell, Agricultural History Review deserves a place at the centre of historical debate Mark Page, English Historical Review will be read widely by students as well as by specialists Chris Briggs, Economic History Review A model of how to make professional economic history accessible to the non specialist Barbara Harvey, University of Oxford