The Parish in English Life, 1400-1600

The Parish in English Life, 1400-1600
Author: Katherine L. French
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1997
Genre: England
ISBN: 9780719049538

The first comprehensive survey of the religious, social and cultural life of late medieval and Reformation parishes covers town and country, northern as well as southern communities, and provides an indication of the European setting just before and just after the enormous social and religious changes of the 16th century. 15 illustrations.

Names and Naming Patterns in England, 1538-1700

Names and Naming Patterns in England, 1538-1700
Author: Scott Smith-Bannister
Publisher: Oxford Historical Monographs
Total Pages: 246
Release: 1997
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780198206637

Summary: Results of the first large-scale quantitative investigation of naming practices in early modern England.