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Conflict and Compromise in the Late Medieval Countryside: Lords and Peasants in Durham, 1349-1400 book cover

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Conflict and Compromise in the Late Medieval Countryside Lords and Peasants in Durham, 1349-1400

By Peter L. Larson Copyright 2006
192 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

316 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

192 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Larson examines the changing relations between lords and peasants in post-Black Death Durham. This was a time period of upheaval and change, part of the transition from ‘medieval’ to ‘modern.’ Many historians have argued about the nature of this change and its causes, often putting forth a single all-encompassing model; Larson presses for the importance of individual choice and action, resulting... Read more

Acknowledgments  Notes on References, Translations, and Currency  List of Abbreviations  Introduction  Part 1  1. Lords and Peasants, Estates and Villages  2. Durham: Historians, Records, and the Recovery of History  3. Durham on the Eve of the Black Death  Part 2  4. Durham and the Black Death, 1349 5. Oppressions and Extortions: The Seigniorial Response to the Black Death, 1349-1357  6. Until God Brings a Remedy: Peasant Strategies and Resistance, 1349-1357  7. Administrative Changes, 1358-1384  8. Troublemakers and Rebels: Violence in the Villages , 1358-1384  9. Crisis and Stability, 1384-1400  Conclusions: Peasants and Lords in a Changing World  Endnotes.  Bibliography.  Index

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Peter L. Larson

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