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Stewards, Lords and People - The Estate Steward and His World in Later Stuart England

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Klappentext Stewards! Lords and People analyses the role of the estate steward in the social mechanisms of later Stuart England. Zusammenfassung In early modern England! society largely comprised landlords and tenants! linked by the estate steward. Stewards! Lords and People analyses the role of the estate steward in the social mechanisms of later Stuart England. No mere rent collectors! the stewards acted as entrepreneurs! election agents! almoners! ambassadors! and conduits of their lords' patronage and in many other roles. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. The rise of the estate steward; 3. The steward's career; 4. The whole duty of a steward; 5. Between lord and tenant; 6. Returns to London; 7. The ambassador; 8. Tending the interest; 9. The almoner; 10. Filling the pulpit; 11. The constable: defending the manor; 12. The constable: defending the forests; 13. Exploiting the estate; 14. The clerk of works; 15. Master and man; A note on the manuscript sources; Index.

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Authors D. R. Hainsworth, D. R. (University of Adelaide) Hainsworth, D.r. Hainsworth
Publisher Cambridge University Press ELT
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 01.04.2008
 
EAN 9780521059763
ISBN 978-0-521-05976-3
No. of pages 304
Series Cambridge Studies in Early Mod
Subjects Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries
Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches

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