The feet of fines, the land market and the English agricultural crisis of 1315 to 1322

Journal of Historical Geography

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 215-230

  Davies, Mike ^a   Kissock, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL HISTORY; DOCUMENTARY SOURCE; FAMINE; LAND MARKET;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; GLOUCESTERSHIRE; HEREFORDSHIRE; SHROPSHIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 4444348885     PISSN: 03057488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-7488(03)00040-9     Document Type: Article

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