▁proposed : ▁( 1 ) ▁it ▁might ▁have ▁been ▁implemented ▁to ▁attract ▁pe as ants ▁to ▁a ▁Norm andy ▁dep op ulated ▁by ▁the ▁Vik ing ▁invas ions ▁or ▁( 2 ) ▁it ▁might ▁be ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁pe as ants ' ▁revol t ▁of ▁ 9 9 6 ▁in ▁Norm andy . ▁ ▁In ▁England , ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ser f dom ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁Pe as ants ' ▁Revol t ▁in ▁ 1 3 8 1 . ▁It ▁had ▁largely ▁died ▁out ▁in ▁England ▁by ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁as ▁a ▁personal ▁status ▁and ▁was ▁fully ▁ended ▁when ▁Elizabeth ▁I ▁fre ed ▁the ▁last ▁remaining ▁ser fs ▁in ▁ 1 5 7 4 . ▁Land ▁held ▁by ▁ser f ▁ten ure ▁( unless ▁enf ranch ised ) ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁by ▁what ▁was ▁th ence for th ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁copy hold ▁ten ancy , ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁completely ▁abol ished ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁( although ▁it ▁was ▁wh itt led ▁away ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries ). ▁There ▁were ▁Scottish ▁born ▁ser fs ▁until ▁ 1 7 9 9 , ▁when ▁coal ▁min ers ▁who ▁were ▁kept ▁in ▁ser f dom ▁gained ▁em an cip ation . ▁However , ▁most ▁Scottish ▁ser fs ▁had ▁already ▁been ▁fre ed . ▁ ▁Ser f dom ▁was ▁de ▁fact o ▁ended ▁in ▁France ▁by ▁Philip ▁IV , ▁Louis ▁X ▁( 1 3 1 5 ), ▁and ▁Philip ▁V ▁(