Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-282) and index.
Contents:
Lords and peasants, estates and villages -- Durham : historians, records, and the recovery of history -- Durham on the eve of the Black Death -- Durham and the Black Death, 1349 -- "Oppressions and extortions" : the seigniorial response to the Black Death, 1349-1357 -- "Until God brings a remedy" : peasant strategies and resistance, 1349-1357 -- Administrative changes, 1358-1384 -- Troublemakers and rebels : violence in the villages, 1358-1384 -- Crisis and stability, 1384-1400 -- Conclusions : peasants and lords in a changing world.
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