Re:A flurry of new studies identifies causes of the Industri...
by dragonwriter on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @09:46PM
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> Serfdom was rare in the UK by 1400
The UK didn’t exist before 1922. Or 1801, depending on how picky you want to be.
In Scotland it was still around till nearly 1800 (oddly, the last serfs were coal miners); in England it started its decline just before 1400 and was largely eliminated by 1500 and totally by 1600.
Re:A flurry of new studies identifies causes of the Industri...
by Retric on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @09:53PM
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1706/1707 is another reasonable start date to the UK depending on what is meant by that, but in this case I was referring to a geographic location not a political organization.
The UK didn’t exist before 1922. Or 1801, depending on how picky you want to be.
In Scotland it was still around till nearly 1800 (oddly, the last serfs were coal miners); in England it started its decline just before 1400 and was largely eliminated by 1500 and totally by 1600.