Villein rents in thirteenth-century England
An analysis of the Hundred Rolls of 1279-1280
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5122330 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Junichi Kanzaka (0009-0005-2828-6500, Soka University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 593-618 |
| Publication date | 2002-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Economic History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0013-0117 • E-ISSN: 1468-0289 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1468-0289.00233 |
| OpenAlex | W1970167535 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
| References cited | 10 |
What factors played the principal role in determining the level of villein rents in thirteenth-century England? Historians have assumed three factors: economic and demographic forces, seigneurial power, and custom. This analysis of the Hundred Rolls of 1279-80 for Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Oxfordshire, and Warwickshire indicates that community custom was the most important factor. It is only on ecclesiastical estates in Huntingdonshire that seigneurial power had a decisive influence in imposing heavy labour services on villeins. Furthermore, since villeins were protected by custom, the level of their rents was usually lower than that of competitive freehold rents, which reflected market forces
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| Citations per year | 1.29 |
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| Citation span | 2005 - 2026 (22) |
| Highly cited | No |