...This chapter considers the ability of the English peasantry — who held customary land in the Middle Ages — to construct inheritance strategies, juxtaposed with the interests of the lord. The aim is to systematize the transmission options of customary tenants and observe the way they were enlarged...

...Aside from being disruptive in the midlands (a topic discussed in Chapter 2), it has been determined that enclosure is the oldest explanation for the destruction of the English peasantry. This chapter discusses an argument about enclosures, which states that early enclosures often did eliminate...