'No historie so meete': Gentry culture and the development of local history in Elizabethan and early Stuart England
This book explores the importance of history to Elizabethan and early Stuart gentry and how this led to a vibrant antiquarian culture. The family, town and county histories written by the community, which form the core of the study, had an influence on the development of local history in England which lasted into the twentieth century and is still felt today.
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'No historie so meete': Gentry culture and the development of local history in Elizabethan and early Stuart England
This book explores the importance of history to Elizabethan and early Stuart gentry and how this led to a vibrant antiquarian culture. The family, town and county histories written by the community, which form the core of the study, had an influence on the development of local history in England which lasted into the twentieth century and is still felt today.
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'No historie so meete': Gentry culture and the development of local history in Elizabethan and early Stuart England

'No historie so meete': Gentry culture and the development of local history in Elizabethan and early Stuart England

by Jan Broadway
'No historie so meete': Gentry culture and the development of local history in Elizabethan and early Stuart England

'No historie so meete': Gentry culture and the development of local history in Elizabethan and early Stuart England

by Jan Broadway

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This book explores the importance of history to Elizabethan and early Stuart gentry and how this led to a vibrant antiquarian culture. The family, town and county histories written by the community, which form the core of the study, had an influence on the development of local history in England which lasted into the twentieth century and is still felt today.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781526129574
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication date: 10/03/2017
Series: Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 264
File size: 11 MB
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About the Author

Jan Broadway is an independent scholar

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. The development of local history in England before 1660
2. The national context of local history
3. The development of regional networks
4. Sources for local history
5. Genealogical history
6. Didactic history
7. Local history and the physical world
Conclusion
Appendix - the major figures and works used
Index
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