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Author: Lawrence Stone
Publisher: London : Oxford University Press
Published: 1967
Total Pages: 392
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKMade by Lawrence Stone himself, this abridgement of his highly-regarded study omits many statistical details not needed by the non-specialized reader. It presents a new interpretation of the long-term social changes leading up to the English Revolution of the mid-seventeenth century.
Author: Lawrence Stone
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Published: 1967
Total Pages: 363
ISBN-13: 9780198811183
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Published: 1965
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Christopher Thompson
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Published: 1986
Total Pages: 52
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Felicity Heal
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 1994-10-10
Total Pages: 488
ISBN-13: 1349236403
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe book is the first full analysis of the gentry in the early modern period since G.E.Mingay The Gentry: the Rise and Fall of a Ruling Class (1976). It offers a synthesis of the recent specialist work on this key social and political group, but will also provide a distinctive approach to its subjects through the use of the texts and artefacts by which the gentry sought to fashion themselves.
Author: Richard Cust
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013-06-13
Total Pages: 367
ISBN-13: 1107009901
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA major perspective on Charles I's relationship with the English aristocracy in the lead up to the Civil War.
Author: Charles Lipp
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-05-13
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 1317160363
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn recent years scholars have increasingly challenged and reassessed the once established concept of the 'crisis of the nobility' in early-modern Europe. Offering a range of case studies from countries across Europe this collection further expands our understanding of just how the nobility adapted to the rapidly changing social, political, religious and cultural circumstances around them. By allowing readers to compare and contrast a variety of case studies across a range of national and disciplinary boundaries, a fuller - if more complex - picture emerges of the strategies and actions employed by nobles to retain their influence and wealth. The nobility exploited Renaissance science and education, disruptions caused by war and religious strife, changing political ideas and concepts, the growth of a market economy, and the evolution of centralized states in order to maintain their lineage, reputation, and position. Through an examination of the differing strategies utilized to protect their status, this collection reveals much about the fundamental role of the 'second order' in European history and how they had to redefine the social and cultural 'spaces' in which they found themselves. By using a transnational and comparative approach to the study of the European nobility, the volume offers exciting new perspectives on this important, if often misunderstood, social group.
Author: Lawrence Stone
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-04-21
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 1351732595
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDividing the nation and causing massive political change, the English Civil War remains one of the most decisive and dramatic conflicts of English history. Lawrence Stone's account of the factors leading up to the deposition of Charles I in 1642 is widely regarded as a classic in the field. Brilliantly synthesising the historical, political and sociological interpretations of the seventeeth century, Stone explores theories of revolution and traces the social and economic change that led to this period of instability. The picture that emerges is one where historical interpretation is enriched but not determined by grand theories in the social sciences and, as Stone elegantly argues, one where the upheavals of the seventeenth century are central to the very story of modernity. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new foreword by Clare Jackson, Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
Author: William Doyle
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 2010-11-25
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 0191500631
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAristocracies or nobilities dominated the social, economic, and institutional history of all European counties until only a few generations ago. The relics of their power, in traditions and behaviour, in architecture and the arts, are still all around us. This short introduction shows how ideas of aristocracy originated in ancient times, were transformed in the middle ages, and have only fallen apart over the last two centuries. The myths in which aristocracies have always sought to shroud themselves are stripped away, but the true sources of their enduring power are also revealed. Their outlook and behaviour affected the rest of society in innumerable and sometimes surprising ways, but perhaps most surprising was the way in which a centuries-old aristocratic hegemony crumbled away over the last two hundred years. In this Very Short Introduction William Doyle considers why this happend and what remains today. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author: D. C. Worthington
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9789004135758
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book offers an original approach to the study of the Scottish diaspora in Europe. It highlights the activities of a group of emigrants and exiles who served the twin-headed Habsburg dynasty during the first half of the seventeenth century.
