The Means of Agricultural Production: Muscle and Tools
The Means of Agricultural Production: Muscle and Tools Bryer, Anthony The Economic History of Byzantium: From the Seventh through the Fifteenth Century, Dumbarton Oaks Research…
Peasant Religion in Medieval Europe
The following essay is divided into three parts. The first presents a chronology of religious conversion and peasant history to roughly the year thousand. The second reflects on the methodological and conceptual issues raised by the evidence presented in the first part. The third then looks at peasant religion in Europe to the end of the Middle Ages.
The Participation of Women in the Fourteenth-Century Manor Court of Sutton-in-the-Isle
The first part of this article introduces the manorial court rolls of Sutton-in-the-Isle and explains the methodology utilised to create a database of the business of the Sutton court.
Gossip and Resistance among the Medieval Peasantry
I aim in this article to offer a defence of the study of gossip in medieval (and not only medieval) history.
Medieval Economics for the Peasant
The first part of the podcast provides an overview of how a typical medieval economy worked, including the role of guilds, knights and peasants.