Government and Politics in Kent, 1640-1914

Government and Politics in Kent, 1640-1914
Author: H. C. F. Lansberry
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780851155869

This work looks at the transformation of Kent's government from a system controlled by a small number of landed families into one in which, on the eve of WWI, a wider range of people from commercial, industrial & professional classes was involved.

Early Modern Kent, 1540-1640

Early Modern Kent, 1540-1640
Author: Michael Zell
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages: 378
Release: 2000
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780851155852

Early Modern Kent offers an accessible but scholarly introduction to the country's history during a century of extraordinary change."--BOOK JACKET.

Later Medieval Kent, 1220-1540

Later Medieval Kent, 1220-1540
Author: Sheila Sweetinburgh
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages: 330
Release: 2010
Genre: History
ISBN: 0851155847

A comprehensive investigation into Kent in the later middle ages, from its agriculture to religious houses, from ship-building to the parish church.

Kent in the Twentieth Century

Kent in the Twentieth Century
Author: Nigel Yates
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages: 460
Release: 2001
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780851155876

This is the sixth volume of the ten-volume history of the county of Kent. Each of the 10 chapters begins by evoking a picture of Kent on the eve of World War I and looks at the changes between then and the present day in the area under construction.

Political Communication and Political Culture in England, 1558-1688

Political Communication and Political Culture in England, 1558-1688
Author: Barbara J. Shapiro
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2012-11-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 0804784582

This book surveys the channels through which political ideas and knowledge were conveyed to the English people from the beginning of the reign of Elizabeth I to the Revolution of 1688. Shapiro argues that an assessment of English political culture requires an examination of all means by which this culture was expressed and communicated. While the discussion focuses primarily on genres such as the sermon, newsbook, poetry, and drama, it also considers the role of events and institutions. Shapiro is the first to explore and elucidate the entire web of communication in early modern English political life.

The County Community in Seventeenth Century England and Wales

The County Community in Seventeenth Century England and Wales
Author: Jacqueline Eales
Publisher: Univ of Hertfordshire Press
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2012-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 1907396780

Honoring the memory of Professor Alan Everitt, who advanced the fruitful notion of the county community during the 17th century, this volume proposes some modifications to Everitt's influential hypotheses in the light of the best recent scholarship. With an important reevaluation of political engagement in civil war Kent and an assessment of numerous midland and southern counties as well as Wales, this record evaluates the extraordinary impact of Everitt's book and the debate it provoked. Comprehensive and enlightening, this collection suggests future directions for research into the relationship between the center and localities in 17th-century England.

Insolent proceedings

Insolent proceedings
Author: Peter Lake
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2022-05-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 152616499X

Insolent proceedings brings together leading scholars working on the politics, religion and literature of the English Revolution. It embraces new approaches to the upheavals that occurred in the mid-seventeenth century, in daily life as well as in debates between parliamentarians, royalists and radicals. Driven by a determination to explore the dynamic course and consequences of the civil wars and Interregnum, contributors investigate the polemics, print culture and everyday practices of the revolutionary decades, in order to rethink the period’s ‘public politics’. This involves integrating national and local affairs, as well as ‘elite’ and ‘popular’ culture, and looking at the connections between everyday activism and ideological endeavours. The book also examines participation by – and the treatment of – women from all walks of life.

The Economy of Kent, 1640-1914

The Economy of Kent, 1640-1914
Author: Alan Armstrong
Publisher: Boydell Press
Total Pages: 366
Release: 1995
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780851155821

Studies of Kent's economic history confirm the industrial revolution to have been less cataclysmic and more widespread then formerly accepted.

The Story of Kent

The Story of Kent
Author: Anne Petrie
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2017-06-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0750983213

A richly illustrated history exploring life in Kent. This book tells the amazing story of Kent from earliest times to the modern day. Some of the pivotal moments in the Garden of England's history are recalled, including invasions from Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Normans. It has seen the Black Death, the Peasants' Revolt, the Swing Riots and, more recently, audacious escapades by suffragettes in the battle for Votes for Women. The story is brought right up to date with the challenges faced by traditional industries and the transformation of cross-Channel travel. The resilient people of Kent have taken it all in their stride and this story encompasses how they lived, worked and played through hundreds of years of colourful history.