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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465695903321

Autore

French H. R

Titolo

The character of English rural society [[electronic resource] ] : Earls Colne, 1550-1750 / / H.R. French and R.W. Hoyle

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester, : Manchester University Press, 2007

ISBN

1-78170-071-0

1-84779-140-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (337 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HoyleR. W

Disciplina

942.06

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Earls Colne (England) History

England Rural conditions

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; List of tables; A note on Earls Colne sources; A note on measurements; Glossary; List of abbreviations; Preface; 1 The character of rural change; 2 Earls Colne; 3The lords of Earls Colne; 4 The Harlakenden estate; 5 The lord and his copyholders; 6 The land market quantified; 7 The land market anatomised; 8 Subtenancy: the character of Earls Colne, 1722-50; 9 Conclusion; Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This is a major study of the transformation of early modern English rural society. It begins by assessing the three major debates about the character of English society: the 'Brenner Debate'; the debate over English Individualism; and the long running debate over the disappearance of the small landowner. It then turns to the history of Earls Colne in Essex, which has never before been the subject of a full-length study despite it being one of the most discussed villages in England. French and Hoyle's rounded account describes the arrival of a new landlord family, the Harlakendens, the tensions