The Social World of Early Modern Westminster: Abbey, Court and Community, 15251640
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The Social World of Early Modern Westminster: Abbey, Court and Community, 15251640
By (Author) J. F. Merritt
Manchester University Press
Manchester University Press
2nd July 2012
United Kingdom
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392
Width 156mm, Height 234mm
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This book is the first study to provide an integrated picture of Westminster during this crucial period in its history. It reveals the often problematic relations between the diverse groups of people who constituted local society - the Court, the aristocracy, the Abbey, the middling sort and the poor - and the competing visions of Westminster's ide
Reviews
"Richly historical and amply grounded in archival evidence, this descriptive, narrative history portion of Merritt's arguement is a pleasurable read, carefully nuanced to challenge existing generalizations in the manner that enriches rather than turns down."
(Julie Bowman: The Sixteenth Century Journal: Vol XLIV, No 3: 2013
Author Bio
J. F. Merritt is Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Sheffield
