03325nam 2200781 a 450 991082079310332120240313073724.01-84779-519-61-78170-071-01-84779-140-910.7765/9781847791405(CKB)2560000000085632(EBL)1069464(OCoLC)818847122(SSID)ssj0000747056(PQKBManifestationID)12342158(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000747056(PQKBWorkID)10704294(PQKB)10296065(StDuBDS)EDZ0000086967(OCoLC)936296068(MdBmJHUP)muse78101(Au-PeEL)EBL1069464(CaPaEBR)ebr10623410(CaONFJC)MIL843707(MiAaPQ)EBC1069464(DE-B1597)659436(DE-B1597)9781847791405(EXLCZ)99256000000008563220121130d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe character of English rural society Earls Colne, 1550-1750 /H.R. French and R.W. Hoyle1st ed.Manchester 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 tensionsHISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / GeneralbisacshEarls Colne (England)HistoryEnglandRural conditionsAlan Macfarlane.Earls Colne.English Individualism.English rural society.Harlakendens.Ralph Josselin.Robert Brenner.early modern England.ownership of land.resident gentry family.HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General.942.06French H. R1656892Hoyle R. W1656893MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820793103321The character of English rural society4010002UNINA