Agrarian Problems in the Sixteenth Century and After

<p>Presenting a full and precise description of all legal ties between landlord and tenant in early modern England <em>Agrarian Problems in the Sixteenth Century and After</em> re-examines one of the key issues in English agrarian history - the question of the legal security of the copyholder. </p><p>Comparing historical records and literary evidence <em>Agrarian Problems in the Sixteenth Century and After</em> reprints much of the important 1969 edition of the book and asserts that:</p><p>* customary tenants enjoyed legal security in and before the sixteenth century</p><p>* enclosures proceeded legally without oppression and in much the same form (whether ratified in parliament or not) throughout the whole period</p><p>* depopulation was less extensive than sometimes supposed and that such depopulation as there was often proved economically profitable and not without social benefit.</p><p>When first published in 1969 this fascinating book represented a unique viewpoint that affected and in some cases reversed much accepted opinion. As a landmark work in a highly important area of English agrarian history it still has considerable impact today. </p>