Standards of Living in the Later Middle Ages - Social Change in England C.1200-1520

Klappentext Revised in 1998! this book explores the realities of medieval English society. Zusammenfassung Between 1200 and 1520 medieval English society went through a series of upheavals: this was an age of war! pestilence and rebellion. This book explores the realities of life of the people who lived through those stirring times. This revised edition (1998) includes a substantial new concluding chapter and an updated bibliography. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Weights, measures and places; Introduction; 1. Late medieval society; 2. Aristocratic incomes; 3. The aristocracy as consumers; 4. Aristocratic expenditure: making ends meet; 5. Peasant living standards: modelling the peasant economy; 6. Peasants as consumers; 7. Urban standard of living; 8. The wage-earners; 9. Poverty and charity; 10. The weather and standards of living; Conclusion; Medieval living standards - postscript; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Dyer Christopher, Christopher Dyer, Christopher (University of Leicester) Dyer
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.03.1989
• EAN: 9780521272155
• ISBN: 978-0-521-27215-5
• No. of pages: 356
• Series: Cambridge Medieval Textbooks (
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Cultural history; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous