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Primogeniture and Entail in England : a Survey of Their History and Representation in Literature.
This book examines the history and literary representation of one of the most idiosyncratic aspects of English socio-economic history, namely primogeniture as a rule governing the succession to landed estates. This double approach roughly covers the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Although this inher...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Newcastle upon Tyne :
Cambridge Scholars Pub.,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This book examines the history and literary representation of one of the most idiosyncratic aspects of English socio-economic history, namely primogeniture as a rule governing the succession to landed estates. This double approach roughly covers the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. Although this inheritance custom usually made the elder son sole heir to the whole paternal estate, to the exclusion and sometimes the utter impoverishment of the other children, and was therefore denounced as unjust ... |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (302 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781443830607 1443830607 9781443828642 1443828645 1283143038 9781283143035 |