Transforming English rural society : the Verneys and the Claydons, 1600-1820 / John Broad.

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Broad, John, 1945-

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TextSeries: Cambridge studies in population, economy, and society in past time ; 40.Publication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 292 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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0511193807
9780511193804
052182933X
9780521829335
0511195877
9780511195877
0511194544
9780511194542
0511195214
9780511195211
9780511495755
0511495757
9786610477814
6610477817
1280477814
9781280477812
9780521041980
0521041988

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Transforming English rural society.DDC classification:

942.5/9 22

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DA377.2.V5 B76 2004eb

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Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Note on editorial practice; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 A gentry family in county and court society 1603-1642; 3 The Civil War and Interregnum 1642-1657; 4 The creation of an enclosed estate 1600-1657; 5 Land, business, and dynastic advance 1657-1736; 6 The making of a modern landed estate; 7 Power in the community -- the making of an estate village 1660-1740; 8 The rise and fall of Verney fortunes in the eighteenth century 1740-1820.

Summary: John Broad explores the rise and fall of the Verney family of Middle Claydon, Buckinghamshire. He shows how the family were impelled by a strong dynastic imperative, how they managed their estates to maximise income and transformed three local villages into 'open' and 'closed' parishes.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-289) and index.

John Broad explores the rise and fall of the Verney family of Middle Claydon, Buckinghamshire. He shows how the family were impelled by a strong dynastic imperative, how they managed their estates to maximise income and transformed three local villages into 'open' and 'closed' parishes.