The Annals of London

The Annals of London

Author: John Richardson

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 9780520227958

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Year by year, from 1065 to the present, disasters, innovations, and everyday events are revealed to display the wide spectrum of London life. The sweep of the book is vast ands its details magnificent. Richardson's informative text is supported by an extraordinary and eclectic collection of 200 historical illustrations. 7 color maps.


Annals of the Labouring Poor

Annals of the Labouring Poor

Author: K. D. M. Snell

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1987-04-02

Total Pages: 480

ISBN-13: 9780521335584

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Levels of employment, wage rates, welfare relief, sexual divisions of labor, apprenticeship patterns and seasonal economic fluctuations are included in this reassessment of the standard of living of rural labor during this period of England's industrialization.