London Inhabitants Outside the Walls, 1695

London Inhabitants Outside the Walls, 1695
Author: Patrick Wallis
Publisher: Lincoln Record Society
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2010
Genre: History
ISBN:

The imposition in 1695 of a new tax on births, marriages and deaths, in support of England's contribution to the Nine Years' War, led to the creation of a full register of the population of London [as of other counties]. The surviving records offer an unequalled level of information on social, family and household structures. In particular, they enumerate entire households by name and status, including children, servants and lodgers. This volume provides an index ro the surviving manuscript assessments for London's thirteen extramural parishes, and complements David Glass's index of inhabitants within the walls, published by the London Record Society in 1966.

London Crowds in the Reign of Charles II

London Crowds in the Reign of Charles II
Author: Tim Harris
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 288
Release: 1987
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521398459

Annotation A study of the political activities, attitudes and motives of ordinary London people in an era of public confusion and anxiety. The author analyzes both the tumulus in the streets of Charles II's capital and the war of words between loyal and factious Londoners that filled the air.

Probate Inventories of French Immigrants in Early Modern London

Probate Inventories of French Immigrants in Early Modern London
Author: Greig Parker
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 349
Release: 2016-04-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317075587

Probate inventories provide an unparalleled and intimate glimpse into the lives of the inhabitants of early modern England. After death, the items within the deceased’s home would frequently be itemised and valued room-by-room. As well as providing invaluable information about the rich diversity and value of domestic material culture, the inventories also offer insights into the different tastes, domestic arrangements and range of activities that took place within the early modern home. Inventories also enable scholars to reconstruct the informal social and business networks that are crucial for understanding this period, but which might otherwise remain hidden. By offering a critical introduction to the use of probate inventories for historical research, and by providing transcriptions of inventories from French immigrants to early modern London, this book provides a new and important resource for students and researchers interested in the early modern household, material culture studies, and the domestic lives of the Huguenot refugees. The book begins with a detailed introduction that provides historical background on the French immigrant community in London. This is followed by an original analysis of the key differences that existed between French and English domestic interiors during this period, along with a discussion of how these trends are visible within the included inventories. The book subsequently provides a critical discussion of the issues and challenges involved in studying probate inventories and the difficulties in their interpretation. Following a description of the methodology used for the current study and the general characteristics of the sample included, the volume provides transcriptions of ninety-two probate inventories from members of London’s Huguenot community. In addition, the book contains a fully referenced historical glossary of the items of early modern material culture listed within the inventories. Taken together, the book ha

The Politics of Trade

The Politics of Trade
Author: Perry Gauci
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2001-04-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 0191553840

This book examines the political and social impact of the English overseas merchant during this key era of state development. Historians have increasingly recognized the significance of this period as one of commercial and political transition, but relatively little thought has been given to the perspective of the overseas traders, whose activities transended these dynamic arenas. Analsis of the role of merchants in public life highlights their important contribution to England's rise as a commercial power of the first rank, and illuminates the fundamerntal political changes of the time. Case-studies of London, Liverpool, and York reveal the intricate workings of mercantile politics, while studies of the press and Parliament illustrate the increasing prominence of the trader on the national stage. The author's pioneering approach shows how crucial the political accomodation which the merchant class secured with the landed gentry was to the country's success in the eighteenth century.

Kinship and Capitalism

Kinship and Capitalism
Author: Richard Grassby
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 532
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780521782036

This study reconstructs the lives of urban business families during England's emergence as a world economic power.

The Cambridge Urban History of Britain

The Cambridge Urban History of Britain
Author: Peter Clark
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 980
Release: 2000-07-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521431415

This volume examines when, why, and how Britain became the first modern urban nation.

The Lea Guide To Composition

The Lea Guide To Composition
Author: James D. Williams
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 654
Release: 2005-04-11
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1135672784

Basic text for freshman composition courses. Draws on the most significant theory, strategy, and techniques in composition studies. Emphasizes writing as a vehicle for learning.

Negroes in Britain

Negroes in Britain
Author: K. L. Little
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2013-09-05
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1136244069

This is Volume XII in a series of twenty-one on Class, Race and Social Structure. Originally published in 1948, this volume offers a study of racial relations in English society, using language of the time.

The Correspondence of John Flamsteed, The First Astronomer Royal

The Correspondence of John Flamsteed, The First Astronomer Royal
Author: Eric Gray Forbes
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 1194
Release: 1997-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780750303910

The Correspondence of John Flamsteed: The First Astronomer Royal, Volume Two contains the letters Flamsteed wrote and received from June 1682 to the spring of 1703. A leading figure in the final phases of the seventeenth-century scientific revolution, his extensive correspondence with 129 British and foreign scholars touches on many of the scientific discussions of the day. Some of these exchanges involved established correspondents, chiefly Newton and Wallis, but members of a younger generation, such as Stephen Gray, William Derham, and Abraham Sharp, appear with increasing frequency, especially after 1700.