Memoirs of the Verney Family

Memoirs of the Verney Family

Author: Lady Margaret Maria Williams- Verney

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781022810969

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Drawing on letters, diaries, and other primary sources, Lady Verney provides a vivid and intimate portrait of her family's experiences during the turbulent years of the English Civil War. From the high politics of Cromwell's government to the everyday struggles of a family torn apart by war, these memoirs offer a unique glimpse into a fascinating period of British history. Not to be missed by anyone interested in the seventeenth century or the Verney family in particular. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.


Reading Material in Early Modern England

Reading Material in Early Modern England

Author: Heidi Brayman Hackel

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2005-02-17

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 9780521842518

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Reading Material in Early Modern England rediscovers the practices and representations of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English readers. By telling their stories and insisting upon their variety, Brayman Hackel displaces both the singular 'ideal' reader of literacy theory and the elite male reader of literacy history.


The Professions in Early Modern England

The Professions in Early Modern England

Author: Wilfrid Prest

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-08-18

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 100095675X

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First published in 1987, The Professions in Early Modern England highlights the significant role of professional and quasi-professional occupations in English society before the industrial revolution, contrary to what was once historiographical and sociological orthodoxy. The editorial introduction provides an overview of the history of the professions as a distinct field of scholarly investigation, suggesting that neither historians nor social theorists have adequately mapped or explained the rise of the professions to their present place in modern societies. The following chapters bring together original contributions by researchers who have made a close study of various occupational groups over the period c. 1500-1750. Besides the traditional learned professions and their practitioners in the church, medicine and the law, they survey occupations generally lacking institutional coherence: school teachers, estate stewards and those following the profession of arms. This book remains of interest to students of history, literature and sociology.