 Population StatisticsJohn S. Lee ()
Chapter Chapter 4 in Medieval Statistics, 2024, pp 69-106 from Palgrave Macmillan Abstract: Abstract Medieval England lacks most of the key data sources that have been used to calculate population size in more recent times. The most useful national data for estimating the extent of the population in medieval England are tax records. Taxation generated a huge residue of records, and on occasions, when taxes extended to the lowest levels of society, they provide a reasonably comprehensive coverage of the population. These taxes with national coverage can be supplemented by local sources, such as the poll tax levied on adult men in some lordships. Historians trying to use this incomplete and partial data to estimate population trends over time need to link the benchmark years of 1086, 1377 and 1524, based on the data in Domesday Book and the tax returns, to establish population trends. Despite its limitations, this data can be applied to produce estimates of the national population of medieval England between 1086 and 1530, and explore changes in mortality, fertility and migration. Disagreements remain though, over the size and timing of the medieval population peak and the extent of the impact of the crises of the fourteenth century, including the Black Death. Date: 2024 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pal:psitcp:978-3-031-69730-2_4 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-69730-2_4 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance from Palgrave Macmillan |
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