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Villainage in England: Essays in English Mediaeval History
by Paul Vinogradoff
1892
Preface
A foreigner's attempt to treat of difficult and much disputed points of English history requires some justification. Why should a Russian scholar turn to the arduous study of English mediaeval documents? Can he say anything of sufficient general interest to warrant his exploration of so distant a field? The first question is easier to answer than the second. ...