Medieval England is often characterised in books or film as one of extremes, where serfs toil the land while lords greedily profit from their labour. But examination of the records of manor courts has ...

The detailed records of the proceedings of the manorial court of Wakefield provide a unique insight into medieval life and commerce, the many legal disputes arising, and the mechanisms for resolving ...

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login The manor was one of the principal units of medieval administration ... work services on his land and were subject to the manorial court ...