A Short History of Warwickshire and BirminghamBatsford, 1977 - 176 Seiten |
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... farms was declining . Well- to - do tenant farmers leased their farms from either the Church or the gentry , employing landless labourers who lived in tied cot- tages or with the family in the farmhouse . Generally these farm- hands ...
... farms was declining . Well- to - do tenant farmers leased their farms from either the Church or the gentry , employing landless labourers who lived in tied cot- tages or with the family in the farmhouse . Generally these farm- hands ...
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... farmers prospered however the labourers and the non- farming ratepayers suffered severely during the wars . Low wages and rising prices depressed the rural poor towards sheer starva- tion . At Long Itchington in 1770 the Overseers of ...
... farmers prospered however the labourers and the non- farming ratepayers suffered severely during the wars . Low wages and rising prices depressed the rural poor towards sheer starva- tion . At Long Itchington in 1770 the Overseers of ...
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... farmers instead to grant relief , not by increased wages but by a supplement from the parish rates to cover the rising cost of a loaf of bread . Thus the entire rate - paying community subsidised the farmers who continued to pay low ...
... farmers instead to grant relief , not by increased wages but by a supplement from the parish rates to cover the rising cost of a loaf of bread . Thus the entire rate - paying community subsidised the farmers who continued to pay low ...
Inhalt
List of Illustrations | vii |
The Medieval Period | 38 |
Simon de Montfort to Charles II | 63 |
Urheberrecht | |
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