The Gentry in England and Wales, 1500-1700
Author | : Felicity Heal |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 1994-10-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781349236404 |
ISBN-13 | : 1349236403 |
Rating | : 4/5 (403 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Gentry in England and Wales, 1500-1700 by : Felicity Heal
Download or read book The Gentry in England and Wales, 1500-1700 written by Felicity Heal and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 1994-10-10 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 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.