The European peasantry in the eighteenth century

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The European peasantry in the eighteenth century often owed extensive compulsory services to aristocratic landowners. Serfdom was not abolished in all European countries until the 19th century, and the industrialization of England did not eradicate the peasantry, but rather transformed their economic and social roles. While the exact percentage of Europe's population that comprised the peasantry is debated, it is clear that they were a sizable segment of society. There is no evidence to suggest that the peasantry in southern Italy and eastern Germany fared better than elsewhere in Europe.

The European Peasantry in the Eighteenth Century