02744nam 2200589 a 450 991046569590332120200520144314.01-78170-071-01-84779-140-9(CKB)2560000000085632(EBL)1069464(OCoLC)818847122(SSID)ssj0000747056(PQKBManifestationID)12342158(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000747056(PQKBWorkID)10704294(PQKB)10296065(StDuBDS)EDZ0000086967(MiAaPQ)EBC1069464(OCoLC)936296068(MdBmJHUP)muse78101(Au-PeEL)EBL1069464(CaPaEBR)ebr10623410(CaONFJC)MIL843707(EXLCZ)99256000000008563220121130d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe character of English rural society[electronic resource] Earls Colne, 1550-1750 /H.R. French and R.W. HoyleManchester Manchester University Press20071 online resource (337 p.)Includes index.0-7190-5108-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 tensionsEarls Colne (England)HistoryEnglandRural conditionsElectronic books.942.06French H. R1029551Hoyle R. W1029552MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465695903321The character of English rural society2446040UNINA