A History of the English Parish

A History of the English Parish
Author: N. J. G. Pounds
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 624
Release: 2000
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521633512

A 'grass roots' cultural history of the English parish from the earliest times to Queen Victoria.

Catalogue

Catalogue
Author: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 998
Release: 1903
Genre: Antiquarian booksellers
ISBN:

Urban Society and Monastic Lordship in Reading, 1350-1600

Urban Society and Monastic Lordship in Reading, 1350-1600
Author: Joe Chick
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2022-12-13
Genre: Monasticism and religious orders
ISBN: 1783277564

Interrogates the standard view of turbulent and violent town-abbey relations through a combination of traditional and new research techniques.

The History of Morris Dancing, 1458-1750

The History of Morris Dancing, 1458-1750
Author: John Forrest
Publisher: Lutterworth Press
Total Pages: 313
Release: 2024-10-31
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0718897935

Morris dancing, one of the more peculiar of the English folk customs, has been greatly misunderstood. In The History of Morris Dancing, 1458-1750 John Forrest analyses a wealth of evidence to show that Morris dancing does not, as is often assumed, have pagan or ancient origins. He examines early documentation to draw Morris traditions into the wide area of communal custom and public celebrations, showing the passage of dance ideas between groups previously considered folklorically distinct. Careful, detailed and encyclopaedic, The History of Morris Dancing, 1458-1750, is an essential reference work for specialists in English drama and social historians of the period, as well as offering fascinating insight for those who enjoy Morris dancing.