Social World of Early Modern Westminster - Abbey, Court and Community, 15251640

Informationen zum Autor J. F. Merritt is Associate Professor in the Department of History at the University of Nottingham Klappentext 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 its history. It reveals the often problematic relations between the diverse groups of people who constituted local society - the Court, the aristocracy, the Abbey, the middling sort and the poor - and the competing visions of Westminster's identity which their presence engendered.Different chapters study the impact of the Reformation and of the building of Whitehall Palace; the problem of poverty and the politics of communal responsibility; the character and significance of the increasing gentry presence in the town; the nature and ideology of local governing elites; the struggles over the emerging townscape; and the changing religious culture of the area, including the problematic role of the post-Reformation Abbey.A comprehensive study of one of the most populous and influential towns in early modern England, this book covers the entire period from the Reformation to the Civil War. It will make fascinating reading for historians of English society, literature and religion in this period, as well as enthusiasts of London's rich history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Rediscovering Early Modern Westminster1. Henrician Westminster: Corporate Life in a Time of Change, 1525-15472. The Impact of the Reformation in Westminster 1547-15623. Town, Cloister and Crown4. Parish Elites5. The Rise of a Fashionable Society6. Space and Urban Identities7. The Westminster Court of Burgesses: Neighbourhood, Disorder and Urban Expansion8. Poverty, Plague and the Politics of Communal Responsibility9. Religious Life and Religious Politics c.1558-1640Conclusion...

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• Authors: J F Merritt, J. F. Merritt, Merritt J. F.
• Assisted by: Peter Lake (Editor), Anthony Milton (Editor)
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.07.2005
• EAN: 9780719048968
• ISBN: 978-0-7190-4896-8
• No. of pages: 392
• Series: Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain; Politics, Culture and Society; Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain; Politics, Culture and Society
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; London, Greater London, European History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), British & Irish history, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 1600 To C 1700