This book examines one hundred years of historical debate on the English peasantry in the later Middle Ages, exploring the influences and changes to peasantry society, economy and culture.

Phillipp R. Schofield is Professor in Medieval History at Aberystwyth University

Introduction
1. Early contributions
Part I: Themes
2. Population, resources and the medieval English peasantry
3. Lords and peasants
4. Peasants and markets
Part II: Debates
5. Demography and the medieval peasantry
6. Family, household and gender
7. The village community and the nature of peasant society in medieval England
8. Peasant culture
Conclusion
Index