Abstract: Abstract The first part of this chapter is about those who exercised the strongest authority in medieval society, especially the landed aristocracy, both laymen and clergy. It attempts to make some assessment of their influence as producers in their own right, and their impact on the production of others. It makes a brief consideration also of the economic role of the state. The final section considers those below the ranks of the gentry. It is easy to gain the impression that the lords controlled the heights of the economy in the thirteenth century. We are told directly of their ability to command others, notably in the various treatises on estate management.
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-02-03
Language: en
Type: book-chapter
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