A Prospering Society: Wiltshire in the Later Middle Ages Volume 10

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Focusing on Wiltshire and Salisbury, this study delves into the transformation of English society from 1380 to 1520. It highlights the impact of landscape and population on agriculture, contrasting large-scale mixed farming in the chalklands with family farms in the claylands. The analysis reveals how economic growth during this period brought about its own challenges, making it a pioneering exploration of Wiltshire's agricultural history in the late Middle Ages, a time marked by significant change.