'Pays réel or pays légal'?: Contrasting patterns of land tenure and social structure in eastern Norfolk and western Berkshire, 1450–1600

Pages & Document Description:
1 - 26; figs; refs; tables
URL/DOI:
http://www.bahs.org.uk/
Authors:
Whittle, Jane; Yates, Margaret
Abstract:
Combining detailed studies of two contrasting regions, the article examines regional differences in land tenure and social structure in the period 1450–1600. Comparing manorial records with tax returns and probate records, it questions whether the patterns of landholding in the two regions were really as different as the manorial records alone would suggest. The use of non-manorial records also allows the relationship between manorial administration, land tenure, the land market, and social structure to be explored in some detail, touching on issues such as the cost of customary land, engrossment, sub-tenures and landlessness.
Dataset:
BIAB
Classifications:
8G, 9G

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