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First comparative study of landless households brings out their
major role in European history and society. The numbers of landless
people - those lacking formal rights to land, or possessing only
tiny smallholdings - grew rapidly across post-medieval Europe, as
rural population and economic growth divided landowners and farmers
from (increasingly) landless rural workers. But they have hitherto
been relatively neglected, a gap which this volume, covering
Scandinavia, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Belgium, Britain,
France and Spain from the sixteenth to the early twentieth
centuries, aims to fill, making creative use of a diverse range of
unexplored sources. Instead of concentrating on the well-documented
cases of landholding peasants, it explores the many different
experiences of the numerous rural landless. It explains how their
households were formed (often in the face of economic difficulties
and official hostility), how all the members of a family
contributed to its survival, how the landless related to other
social groups and negotiated access to vital resources, and how
they adapted as rural society was changed by war, politics,
agrarian and industrial development, government policy and welfare
systems. Contributors: Arnau Barquer i Cerda, John Broad, Dieter
Bruneel, Christine Fertig, Henry French, Margareth Lanzinger, Jonas
Lindstroem, Riikka Miettinen, Richard Paping, Wouter Ronsijn, Merja
Uotila, Nadine Vivier
Between 1540 and 1920 the English elite transformed the countryside
and landscape by building up landed estates which were concentrated
around their country houses. John Broad's study of the Verney
family of Middle Claydon in Buckinghamshire demonstrates two sides
of that process. Charting the family's rise to wealth impelled by a
strong dynastic imperative, Broad shows how the Verneys sought out
heiress marriages to expand wealth and income. In parallel, he
shows how the family managed its estates to maximize income and
transformed three local village communities, creating a pattern of
'open' and 'closed' villages familiar to nineteenth-century
commentators. Based on the formidable Verney family archive with
its abundant correspondence, this book also examines the world of
poor relief, farming families as well as strategies for estate
expansion and social enhancement. It will appeal to anyone
interested in the English countryside as a dynamic force in social
and economic history.
Between 1540 and 1920 the English elite transformed the countryside
and landscape by building up landed estates which were concentrated
around their country houses. John Broad's study of the Verney
family of Middle Claydon in Buckinghamshire demonstrates two sides
of that process. Charting the family's rise to wealth impelled by a
strong dynastic imperative, Broad shows how the Verneys sought out
heiress marriages to expand wealth and income. In parallel, he
shows how the family managed its estates to maximize income and
transformed three local village communities, creating a pattern of
'open' and 'closed' villages familiar to nineteenth-century
commentators. Based on the formidable Verney family archive with
its abundant correspondence, this book also examines the world of
poor relief, farming families as well as strategies for estate
expansion and social enhancement. It will appeal to anyone
interested in the English countryside as a dynamic force in social
and economic history.
This book sheds new light on old problems of wealth, poverty and
material culture in rural societies. Much of the debate has
concentrated on north-west Europe and the Atlantic world. This
volume widens the geographic range to compare less well known
areas, with case studies on the Mediterranean world (Catalonia and
Greece), from central Europe (Bohemia and Hungary), and from the
Nordic countries (Denmark). Methodologically, several papers link
the possession of goods to the use of room space, while others
highlight the importance of the channels for the circulation of
goods, problems of stocks and flows of goods, and the complexities
of urban/rural difference. Finally, this book seeks to stimulate
new comparative studies in living standards and lifestyles by
providing an overview of achievements up till now.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving and promoting the world's literature.
The Visitation returns of William Wake, Bishop of Lincoln 1705-16,
shed light on the history of over 1200 villages and the people who
lived in them in six counties of England in the early years of the
eighteenth century. Covering Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire,
Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Leicestershire and Lincolnshire,
they contain detailed information about the population, religious
affiliations, schooling, charities, church attendance, and much
besides. Many individuals are named, particularly non-conformist
preachers and those who transgressed church laws or were baptized
as adults. Bishop Wake's Summary of Visitation Returns from the
Diocese of Lincoln 1706-15 is published in two parts. Part 2
completes the survey, covering parishes in the Archdeaconries of
Huntingdon, Bedford, Leicester and Buckingham. Transcriptions of
the summaries of the Visitations in 1706, 1709, and 1712 are given,
together with additional material from the original returns from
those years, and from 1715. Appendices contain the text of Bishop
Wake's questionnaires. There is a comprehensive index of places
mentioned in Parts 1 and 2. This latest addition to the Records of
Social and Economic History series will be a rich source of
information for social historians, local and family historians of
these counties, and church historians.
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