Table of Contents

List of figures and tables; Acknowledgements; Maps; Part I. Overview: 1. Introduction; 2. Survey of events 1307–1377; Part II. Economic Challenges: 3. The peasant family and village society; 4. Markets and towns; 5. Overseas trade: wool and taxes; 6. Economic change; 7. The landlords' response; Part III. Government and Communities: 8. Nobility and gentry; 9. The church and clergy; 10. Law and order in local communities; 11. Administration and finance; Part IV. Politics: 12. Negotiating consent: council and parliament; 13. Political conflict; 14. Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.

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Waugh examines the strains on English life in the remarkable era of Edward III.