Second Hand The Yorkshire Gentry
From the Reformation to the Civil War
Author : J. T. Cliffe
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Condition
Very good condition in good original dust jacket. Jacket shows light rubbing, age-toning and some marking, with minor wear to extremities. Previous owner's details have been neatly obscured on the front endpaper bookplate. Boards remain clean and sound. Contents are generally clean and bright with only light age-related toning. Folding map is present and in good order. Binding firm and square. A well-preserved example of this increasingly scarce academic study.
Details
General - Pages : 446 | Images : Black and white plates, maps (including folding map), genealogical and documentary illustrations | Publisher : The Athlone Press | Place of Publication : London, UK | Language : English
Hardback - Year of Publication : 1969 | Edition : First edition | Size : 224mm x 153mm
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A substantial scholarly study of the Yorkshire gentry during the crucial century between the English Reformation and the outbreak of the Civil War. Drawing extensively upon archival sources, J. T. Cliffe examines the social structure, landholding patterns, religious affiliations, economic fortunes and political development of Yorkshire's leading families during one of the most transformative periods in English history.
The work explores the rise and decline of prominent county families, the impact of recusancy and Puritanism, patterns of education and advancement, local government, and the gradual emergence of political divisions that contributed to the crisis of the 1640s. Particularly valuable is Cliffe's analysis of the relationship between local society and national politics, providing important insight into the regional foundations of the English Civil War.
Illustrated with plates and maps, including a large folding county map, this remains one of the standard academic studies of Yorkshire society in the late Tudor and early Stuart periods and is an important reference work for historians, genealogists and students of northern England.
