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Medieval Wakefield

Medieval Wakefield. Situated on the River Calder Like York, a finishing (weaving) and trading centre for the textile and wool industry. Also: tanning and cattle.

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Medieval Wakefield

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  1. Medieval Wakefield Situated on the River Calder Like York, a finishing (weaving) and trading centre for the textile and wool industry. Also: tanning and cattle. Reputed to be a party town: apparently its citizens were fond of festivals and revelry, of which the drama cycle was a prime example. Nicknamed “Merry Wakefield.” The name “Wakefield” might even refer to the place where festivals (or “wakes”) were held.

  2. Medieval Wakefield • Affected by the process of enclosure, 1440-1520 • Enclosure = manorial lords appropriating common lands used for subsistence farming by peasants to create pasture land for the sheep that would furnish the growing textile industry. • Peasants turned from self-sustaining farmers to wage labourers (shepherds) working directly for the manorial lord (or hired overseers— “liverymen”) • Loss of agricultural identity and deep ties with the land and the seasons.

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