The History and Antiquities of the Town of Lancaster
The History and Antiquities of the Town of Lancaster

Author: Robert Simpson

Publisher: Palala Press

Published: 2018-02-15

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13: 9781377548029

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The Writing of Urban Histories in Eighteenth-century England
The Writing of Urban Histories in Eighteenth-century England

Author: Rosemary Sweet

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 9780198206699

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This text provides an analysis of 18th-century urban culture and local historical scholarship. The author shows how a sense of the past was crucial not only in instilling civic pride and shaping a sense of community, but also in informing contests for power and influence in the local community.

Dismembering the Body Politic
Dismembering the Body Politic

Author: Paul D. Halliday

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2003-11-13

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 9780521526043

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This is a major survey of how towns were governed in late Stuart and early Hanoverian England. A new kind of politics emerged out of England's Civil War: partisan politics. This happened first in the corporations governing the towns, and not at Parliament as is usually argued. Based on an examination of the records of scores of corporations, this book explains how war unleashed a cycle of purge and counter-purge which continued for decades. It also explains how a society that feared a system of politics based on division found the means to absorb it peacefully. As conflict sharpened in communities everywhere, local competitors turned to the court of King's Bench to resolve their differences. In doing so, they prompted the court to develop a new body of law that protected local governments from the divisive impulses within them.