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Rural Society and Economic Change in County Durham: Recession and Recovery, c.1400-1640
A. T. Brown
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Description for Rural Society and Economic Change in County Durham: Recession and Recovery, c.1400-1640
Hardback. A regional study of landed society in the transition between the late medieval and early modern period. Num Pages: 304 pages, 23 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBKEYD; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLC1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
In the middle of the fifteenth century, the economy of north-east England was beset by crises: population was low, production was stagnant and many landowners faced penury. By the end of the sixteenth century, however, the precocious development of the coal industry and high levels of inflation provided opportunities for investment and profit in the Durham countryside. This book examines the development of agrarian capitalism; estate management; tenure and the land market; social mobility; the gentrification of merchant wealth and the emergence of the yeomanry during this period in the region. It looks at such questions as how ... Read more
In the middle of the fifteenth century, the economy of north-east England was beset by crises: population was low, production was stagnant and many landowners faced penury. By the end of the sixteenth century, however, the precocious development of the coal industry and high levels of inflation provided opportunities for investment and profit in the Durham countryside. This book examines the development of agrarian capitalism; estate management; tenure and the land market; social mobility; the gentrification of merchant wealth and the emergence of the yeomanry during this period in the region. It looks at such questions as how ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
673g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783270750
SKU
V9781783270750
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Reviews for Rural Society and Economic Change in County Durham: Recession and Recovery, c.1400-1640
Brown effectively and usefully 'bridge[s] the gulf' between late medieval and early modern studies, .employing the excellent Durham archives to overcome 'discontinuity in the sources' and illuminate that 'murky, ill documented and under-researched period', the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. ENGLISH HISTORICAL REVIEW A nuanced, excellently researched and thoroughly grounded economic history of land and tenure. ... Read more