Politics and society in Great Yarmouth, 1660-1722 /
This is a study of the political development of a major English town during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. It examines the activities of the local oligarchy over a period which begins in upheaval, in the aftermath of civil war, and ends in the relative stability of Georgian England.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Oxford [England] : New York :
Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press,
1996.
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| Series: | Oxford historical monographs.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- List of Tables
- List of Illustrations
- Abbreviations
- Introduction (starting p. 1)
- 1 Oligarchy and Community: The Corporate Institution (starting p. 15)
- 2 Oligarchy and Community: The Corporate Personnel (starting p. 57)
- 3 The Challenge of the Restoration: 1660-74 (starting p. 100)
- 4 The Challenge Met: 1675-81 (starting p. 129)
- 5 Regulation and Revolution: 1681-88 (starting p. 151)
- 6 Uncertainty and Unity: 1689-1702 (starting p. 174)
- 7 The Townshend Triumph: 1702-22 (starting p. 211)
- Conclusion (starting p. 255)
- App. 1. Survey of Yarmouth Corporate Finances: 1660-1720 (starting p. 265)
- App. 2. Distribution of Wealth through the Ward System: 1660-1720 (starting p. 268)
- App. 3. Admission of Freemen by Yarmouth Corporation: 1620-1740 (starting p. 269)
- App. 4. A Mercantile Elite: The England Dynasty (starting p. 270)
- App. 5. An Assembly Network: The Wakeman Dynasty (starting p. 272)
- Bibliography (starting p. 275)
- Index (starting p. 293)