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Founded in 1421, the Collegiate Church of Manchester, which became
a cathedral in 1847, is of outstanding historical and architectural
importance. But until now it has not been the subject of a
comprehensive study. Appearing on the 600th anniversary of the
Cathedral's inception by Henry V, this book explores the building's
past and its place at the heart of the world's first industrial
city, touching on everything from architecture and music to
misericords and stained glass. Written by a team of renowned
experts and beautifully illustrated with more than 100 photographs,
this history of the 'Collegiate Church' is at the same time a
history of the English church in miniature. -- .
Historians of the long eighteenth century have recently recognised
that this period is central both to the history of cultural
production and consumption and to the history of national and
regional identity. Yet no book has, as yet, directly engaged with
these two areas of interest at the same time. By uniting interest
in the history of culture with the history of regional identity,
Creating and Consuming Culture in North-East England, 1660-1830 is
of crucial importance to a wide range of historians and intervenes
in a number of highly important historical and conceptual debates
in a timely and provocative way. The book makes a substantial
contribution to eighteenth-century studies. Not only do these
essays demonstrate that in thinking about cultural production and
consumption in the eighteenth century there are important
continuities as well as changes that need to be considered, but
also they complicate the commonplace assumption of metropolitan-led
cultural change and cultural innovation. Rather than the usual
model of centre-periphery diffusion, a number of contributions show
that cultural change in the provinces was happening at the same
time as in, or in some cases even before, London. The essays also
indicate the complex relationship between cultural consumption and
social status, with some cultural forms being more inclusive than
others.
Enormously rich and wide-ranging, The Routledge Companion to
Britain in the Eighteenth Century brings together, in one handy
reference, a wide range of essential information on the major
aspects of eighteenth century British history. The information
included is chronological, statistical, tabular and
bibliographical, and the book begins with the eighteenth century
political system before going on to cover foreign affairs and the
empire, the major military and naval campaigns, law and order,
religion, economic and financial advances, and social and cultural
history. Key features of this user-friendly volume include:
wide-ranging political chronologies major wars and rebellions key
treaties and their terms chronologies of religious events
approximately 500 biographies of leading figures essential data on
population, output and trade a detailed glossary of terms a
comprehensive cultural and intellectual chronology set out in
tabular form a uniquely detailed and comprehensive topic
bibliography. All those studying or teaching eighteenth century
British history will find this concise volume an indispensable
resource for use and reference.
Enormously rich and wide-ranging, The Routledge Companion to
Britain in the Eighteenth Century brings together, in one handy
reference, a wide range of essential information on the major
aspects of eighteenth century British history. The information
included is chronological, statistical, tabular and
bibliographical, and the book begins with the eighteenth century
political system before going on to cover foreign affairs and the
empire, the major military and naval campaigns, law and order,
religion, economic and financial advances, and social and cultural
history. Key features of this user-friendly volume include:
wide-ranging political chronologies major wars and rebellions key
treaties and their terms chronologies of religious events
approximately 500 biographies of leading figures essential data on
population, output and trade a detailed glossary of terms a
comprehensive cultural and intellectual chronology set out in
tabular form a uniquely detailed and comprehensive topic
bibliography. All those studying or teaching eighteenth century
British history will find this concise volume an indispensable
resource for use and reference.
Historians of the long eighteenth century have recently recognised
that this period is central both to the history of cultural
production and consumption and to the history of national and
regional identity. Yet no book has, as yet, directly engaged with
these two areas of interest at the same time. By uniting interest
in the history of culture with the history of regional identity,
Creating and Consuming Culture in North-East England, 1660-1830 is
of crucial importance to a wide range of historians and intervenes
in a number of highly important historical and conceptual debates
in a timely and provocative way. The book makes a substantial
contribution to eighteenth-century studies. Not only do these
essays demonstrate that in thinking about cultural production and
consumption in the eighteenth century there are important
continuities as well as changes that need to be considered, but
also they complicate the commonplace assumption of metropolitan-led
cultural change and cultural innovation. Rather than the usual
model of centre-periphery diffusion, a number of contributions show
that cultural change in the provinces was happening at the same
time as in, or in some cases even before, London. The essays also
indicate the complex relationship between cultural consumption and
social status, with some cultural forms being more inclusive than
others.
A major source for an understanding of the position of the Church
of England in the mid-18th century: a digest of parish returns
between 1758 and 1761. The Speculum compiled by Archbishop Thomas
Secker (1758-68) is a major source for our understanding of the
position of the Church of England in the mid-eighteenth century. A
parish by parish digest of the returns submittedto the archbishop
between 1758 and 1761, in the main for the diocese of Canterbury
but including several others. It contains very full information on
such matters as the size and social structure of the parishes; the
names and qualifications of the clergy; their wealth; and their
relations with Roman Catholics and protestant dissenters. Part of
the significance of the Speculum is its witness of the pastoral
pressure applied by Secker, allowing the historian to assess how
far an energetic archbishop was ableto improve the standards of
pastoral provision in the parishes under his care. This edition has
attempted to preserve the spelling and capitalisation of the
original,and editorial notes give biographical information on the
large number of persons mentioned in the text, as well as
identifying other textual allusions. JEREMY GREGORY is Lecturer in
History at the University of Northumbria.
A rich, detailed and well-illustrated overview of the landscape of
the North East of England. How distinctive is the landscape of the
North East of England? How far does its distinctive nature
contribute to the region's regional identity? These are key
questions addressed by this book. Covering a wide range of subjects
including country house landscapes, village landscapes and
"townscapes", including coverage of how the region's landscape has
been perceived and represented in literature and art, and
approaching the subject from a wide range of perspectives including
historical, literary, archaeological, art-historical and
geographical, the book provides a rich, detailed and
well-illustrated overview of the landscape of the North East of
England. It demonstrates that this landscape is more subtle,
layered and varied than is often supposed, and that stereotypes
that the region is grimly industrial and dominated by coal-mining
are wrong. Overall, besides much interesting detail and many new
research findings, the book vividly evokes the landscapes and the
spirit of place of the North East. Dr THOMAS FAULKNER is Visiting
Fellow, School of Historical Studies, University of Newcastle; Dr
HELEN BERRY is Reader in Early Modern History, School of Historical
Studies, University of Newcastle; Dr JEREMY GREGORY is Senior
Lecturer, Dept. Religions and Theology, University of Manchester.
Contributors: S. M. COUSINS, A. W. PURDUE, S. A. CAUNCE, STEVEN
DESMOND, JUDITH BETNEY, VERONICA GOULTY, FIONA GREEN, ADRIAN GREEN,
WINIFRED STOKES, HILARY J. GRAINGER, MARTIN ROBERTS, GILLIAN
COOKSON, THOMAS FAULKNER, LINDA POLLEY, HELEN BERRY, HUGH DIXON,
JAN HEWITT, LAURA NEWTON.
This wide-ranging and original book makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the Church of England in the period between 1660 and 1828. Through a detailed study of the diocese of the archbishops of Canterbury it explores the political, economic, cultural, intellectual and pastoral functions of the established Church and argues that we should see the Church in a far more positive light than has hitherto been the case.
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