The grass roots of English history : local societies in England before the Industrial Revolution / D...
The grass roots of English history : local societies in England before the Industrial Revolution / D...
The grass roots of English history : local societies in England before the Industrial Revolution / David Hey.
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Publisher
London ; Oxford ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016.
Call Numbers
G 2016/4011
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Language
English
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Physical content
x, 229 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
1. Introduction: The Countries of England -- 2. The People of England -- 3. Organizing the Countryside : Villages, Hamlets and Farmsteads -- 4. England's Historic Towns and Cities -- 5. The Greatest Buildings in the Land -- 6. Parish Churches and Chapels -- 7. Timber-Framed Houses -- 8. Earning a Li...
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Publisher
London ; Oxford ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2016.
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Summary
"In medieval and early modern Britain, people would refer to their local district as their 'country,' a term now largely forgotten but still used up until the First World War. Core groups of families that remained rooted in these 'countries,' often bearing distinctive surnames still in use today, shaped local culture and passed on their traditions....
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The grass roots of English history : local societies in England before the Industrial Revolution / David Hey.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-220) and index.
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G 2016/4011
Record Identifier
74VKVm5jjpMl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVm5jjpMl
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ISBN
1474281648 (paperback)
9781474262514 (hardback)
1474262511 (hardback)
9781474281645 (paperback)
DDC
942
MMS ID
991024018971702626
