Excerpt from Six Centuries of Work and Wages, Vol. 1: The History of English LabourThe economical history Of England is illustrated with Singular clearness towards the end Of the eleventh century, by that great survey Of the whole kingdom, with the exception Of the four northern counties and part Of Lancashire, which is known as Domesday Book. This unique and invaluable record, which has never yet been adequately analysed, is a register Of landowners and tenants, describes the changes which had been effected by the Conquest, and exhibits the economical condition Of the English under the government Of William. But the social history Of England is almost a blank for nearly two centuries afterwards, except for the little which may be gathered from the chroniclers. The new light which is thrown on the economic and social condition of the country at the time when continuous archives inform us of the facts, reveals a very different state Of things from that which is exhibited in Domesday.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.