Rural Life in Wessex, 1500-1900
Author: J. H. Bettey
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"First published in 1975 by Gill and Macmillan Ltd."--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-126) and index.
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Wessex from 1000 AD
Author: J.H. Bettey
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-06-17
Total Pages: 335
ISBN-13: 1317871855
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe prehistory and early history of Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Berkshire, Avon, and the city of Bristol.
Wessex from Ad1000
Author: J. H. Bettey
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-06-17
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 1317871847
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe prehistory and early history of Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, Hampshire, Berkshire, Avon, and the city of Bristol.
The Place of the Rural Blacksmith in Parish Life 1500 - 1900
Author: Marcia Evans
Publisher:
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 140
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLocal History in England
Author: W. G. Hoskins
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-01-14
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 1317871189
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConsidered to be the classic introduction to the subject, this third edition has been carefully revised and updated to take account of the developments in the subject, and includes an extensive newly compiled bibliography and twice the number of illustrations as in previous editions.
The Rural World 1780-1850
Author: Pamela Horn
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-07-06
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 1351739840
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this book, first published in 1980, the author draws a vivid picture of what country life was like for the vast majority of English villagers – agricultural labourers, craftsmen and small farmers – during a period of rapid agricultural development. This study analyses the influence of the enclosure movement on farming methods and on the structure of village life, and examines the devastating effects of the Napoleonic wars on English society. The Rural World is based on a wide range of sources, including parliamentary papers, contemporary letters, diaries and account books, and official records such as those relating to the Poor Law and the courts. It provides a fascinating overview of all aspects of rural life – from employment to home conditions, education, charity, crime, the role of religion and the influence of politics – during a critical period in English history.
The Decline of Life
Author: Susannah R. Ottaway
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2004-02-05
Total Pages: 340
ISBN-13: 1139451642
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Decline of Life is an ambitious and absorbing study of old age in eighteenth-century England. Drawing on a wealth of sources - literature, correspondence, poor house and workhouse documents and diaries - Susannah Ottaway considers a wide range of experiences and expectations of age in the period, and demonstrates that the central concern of ageing individuals was to continue to live as independently as possible into their last days. Ageing men and women stayed closely connected to their families and communities, in relationships characterized by mutual support and reciprocal obligations. Despite these aspects of continuity, however, older individuals' ability to maintain their autonomy, and the nature of the support available to them once they did fall into necessity declined significantly in the last decades of the century. As a result, old age was increasingly marginalized. Historical demographers, historical gerontologists, sociologists, social historians and women's historians will find this book essential reading.
In Search of a Better Life
Author: Graham Davis
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2011-11-08
Total Pages: 274
ISBN-13: 075247460X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Search of a Better Life' challenges the traditional histories of British and Irish migration, the stories of oppression and exile that form an essential part of the existing literature. By no means were all migrants forced to leave their country by circumstances; many looked forward to a better life abroad. They were largely opportunists rather than victims, whether financed by the state or by landlords or philanthropists, or, as was the case for the majority, by themselves or their families. This was a huge movement of people that formed part of a European exodus to the New World. In placing British and Irish migration alongside each other, there is recognition of the commonalities among both sets of emigrants that will surprise many readers. The poor condition of labourers in 1840s Dorset and Wiltshire were akin to those found in County Cork during the Famine years. British and Irish emigrants were commonly found on the same ships en route to the Americas and Australiasia, both settling in predominantly English-speaking countries. With case studies by a variety of contributors, set within the broader context of current scholarship, this compilation features new research on a popular subject which still resonates today. It will prove particularly useful for family historians.
The Agrarian History of England and Wales
Author: Edward John T. Collins
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 1362
ISBN-13: 9780521329279
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Changing English Countryside, 1400-1700
Author: Leonard Cantor
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-07-06
Total Pages: 283
ISBN-13: 1351730193
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe period covered by this book, first published in 1987, was an important one for the rural landscape in England. The author describes and analyses the evolution of the countryside during the years which witnessed the gradual disappearance of the medieval landscape and the introduction of new farming methods and industrial techniques, thus laying the foundation for the radical changes that were to transform the English countryside in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The main features of the countryside are dealt with fully and examples are given of their remains which can still be identified in the landscape today.
