Stukeley and Stamford, Part II - Tribulations of an Antiquarian Clergyman, 1730-1738

A series of drawings of medieval buildings in Stamford, made in the 1730s by William Stukeley, provide important new evidence for the history of the town, while documents demonstrate the contemporary vitality.

List of contents

1. William Stukeley 1729-1737: from ordination in Grantham to his early years in Stamford
2. The Historical Part of the Stamford Election, 1734: Introduction and Text
3. Cust's Petition to Parliament
4. Proby's Submission to Parliament
5. The Designs of Stamford Antiquitys: Introduction and Commentary
Appendices
1. Documents Relating to the Stamford Election of 1734
(A) Persons removed out of their houses for not voting for Mr Cust
(B) Petition of Savile Cust presented to the House of Commons
(C) Draft answer to Savile Cust's appeal to the House of Commons
2. The Academic Halls in Stamford: Accounts of Leland, Twyne and Wood
Biographies

Summary

A series of drawings of medieval buildings in Stamford, made in the 1730s by William Stukeley, provide important new evidence for the history of the town, while documents demonstrate the contemporary vitality.

Product details

• Assisted by: John F H Smith (Editor), John F. H. Smith (Editor)
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.06.2023
• EAN: 9781910653104
• ISBN: 978-1-910653-10-4
• No. of pages: 152
• Dimensions: 327 mm x 243 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 950 g
• Illustrations: 32 colour and 30 b/w
• Series: Publications of the Lincoln Record Society; Publications of the Lincoln Re
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories