Augustan England - Professions, State and Society, 1680-1730

First published in 1982, Augustan England provides ample substance to reinforce the thesis that the years from 1680 to 1730 mark the most decisive stage in the rise of the English professional classes before the 19th century.

List of contents

Preface Acknowledgements Part I: The Augustan Professions and English Society 1. Introduction 2. Nascent Professions and the ‘Liberal Arts and Sciences’ 3. Schools and the Schoolmaster Part II: ‘The Great Professions’: The Church, The Law and Medicine 4. The Church 5. The Lawyers and Society in Augustan England 6. The Coming of ‘the Doctor’ 7. Society and the Medical Profession, 1680- 1730 Part III: The New Professions: The Service of the State 8. The State and the Professions: The New Men of Government 9. The Armed Services of the Crown Appendix Bibliographical Notes Index

About the author

Geoffrey Holmes at the time of the original publication of the book was Professor of History, University of Lancaster.

Summary

First published in 1982, Augustan England provides ample substance to reinforce the thesis that the years from 1680 to 1730 mark the most decisive stage in the rise of the English professional classes before the 19th century.

Product details

• Authors: Geoffrey Holmes
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2024
• EAN: 9781032704265
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3270426-5
• No. of pages: 342
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; England, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), British & Irish history, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, C 1600 To C 1700, Early 18th century c 1700 to c 1750, C 1700 To C 1800, Later 17th century c 1650 to c 1699