Tenurial developments and the availability of customary land in a later medieval community

Economic History Review

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 250-267

  Schofield, Phillipp R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK DEATH; HISTORICAL STUDY; LAND TENURE; LOCAL IMPACT; MEDIEVAL; RURAL HISTORY; TENURIAL CHANGE;

UK, ENGLAND, ESSEX, BIRDBROOK;

EID: 0029797798     PISSN: 00130117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0289.1996.tb00565.x     Document Type: Article

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