The Ford Lectures - After the Black Death: The end of serfdom and the Rise of the West
How far had English society shed ‘feudal’ institutions—such as serfdom—and replaced them with discernibly ‘modern’ institutions—such as contractual tenures and the European Marriage Pattern—by the end of the fourteenth century? An assessment of the nature and scale of institutional change offers insights into the role of the Black Death in bringing about the change and the distinctiveness of the English experience.
Date:
22 February 2019, 17:00 (Friday, 6th week, Hilary 2019)
Venue:
Examination Schools, 75-81 High Street OX1 4BG
Venue Details:
South School
Speaker:
Professor Mark Bailey (University of East Anglia)
Organising department:
Faculty of History
Part of:
The James Ford Lectures - Family and Empire: Kinship and British Colonialism in the East India Company Era, c. 1750-1850
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Laura Spence
