The Social World of Early Modern Westminster - J. F. Merritt

The Social World of Early Modern Westminster

Abbey, Court and Community, 1525–1640

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Buch | Softcover
392 Seiten
2012
Manchester University Press (Verlag)
978-0-7190-8773-8 (ISBN)
24,90 inkl. MwSt
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
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 identity which their presence engendered.

Different chapters study the impact of the Reformation and of the building of Whitehall Palace; the problem of poverty and the politics of communal responsibility; the character and significance of the increasing gentry presence in the town; the nature and ideology of local governing elites; the struggles over the emerging townscape; and the changing religious culture of the area, including the problematic role of the post-Reformation Abbey.

A comprehensive study of one of the most populous and influential towns in early modern England, this book covers the entire period from the Reformation to the Civil War. It will make fascinating reading for historians of English society, literature and religion in this period, as well as enthusiasts of London’s rich history. -- .

J. F. Merritt is Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Sheffield -- .

Introduction: Rediscovering early modern Westminster
1. Henrician Westminster: Corporate life in a time of change, 1525–47
2. The impact of the Reformation in Westminster 1547–62
3. Town, cloister and crown
4. Parish elites
5. The rise of a fashionable society
6. Space and urban identities
7. The Westminster Court of Burgesses: Neighbourhood, disorder and urban expansion
8. Poverty, plague and the politics of communal responsibility
9. Religious life and religious politics c.1558–1640
Conclusion
Index -- .

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.7.2012
Reihe/Serie Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain
Zusatzinfo Illustrations, black & white
Verlagsort Manchester
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 553 g
Themenwelt Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Neuzeit (bis 1918)
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Kulturgeschichte
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Sozialgeschichte
ISBN-10 0-7190-8773-2 / 0719087732
ISBN-13 978-0-7190-8773-8 / 9780719087738
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