tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post6690275251433724385..comments2024-03-28T15:16:29.965-05:00Comments on Tudor Q and A: Question from Mary R - Outlawing of serfdom in EnglandLarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630629272030282584noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post-2451235452186755822011-07-02T12:26:41.572-05:002011-07-02T12:26:41.572-05:00Worth keeping an eye on enclosures of common land,...Worth keeping an eye on enclosures of common land, which accelerated in the Tudor period.<br /><br />Wikipedia has a decent section on it:<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclosure#Tudor_enclosures<br /><br />No more serfs, but the common people still screwed.shtovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16109559722715781557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post-73037011533386580422011-06-27T16:17:20.040-05:002011-06-27T16:17:20.040-05:00According to this article, serfdom in England pret...According to this article, serfdom in England pretty much died out without special legislation; it was effectively recognized as dead by 1574:<br /><br />http://www.1902encyclopedia.com/S/SLA/slavery-12.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com