The social world of early modern Westminster : abbey, court and community, 1525-1640 /

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"Early modern Westminster is familiar as the location of the Royal Court at Whitehall, parliament, the law courts and the emerging West End, yet it has never been studied in its own right. This book is the first study to provide an integrated picture of the town during this crucial period in it...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Merritt, J. F. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, [2005]
Colección:Politics, culture, and society in early modern Britain.
Temas:
1500-1699
Politics and culture > Great Britain > History > 16th century.
Politics and culture > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Religion and politics > Great Britain > History > 16th century.
Religion and politics > Great Britain > History > 17th century.
Politique et culture > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Politique et culture > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Religion et politique > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 16e siècle.
Religion et politique > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 17e siècle.
Manners and customs.
Politics and culture.
Religion and politics.
Westminster (London, England) > History > 16th century.
Westminster (London, England) > History > 17th century.
Westminster (London, England) > Social life and customs > 16th century.
Westminster (London, England) > Social life and customs > 17th century.
England > London > Westminster.
Great Britain.
London-Westminster
Westminster.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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