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Death, religion, and the family in England, 1480-1750 /

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This volume examines the effects of religious change on the English way of death between 1480 and 1750. It discusses relatively neglected aspects of the subject such as the death-bed, will-making and the last rites.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Houlbrooke, Ralph A. (Ralph Anthony), 1944- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Clarendon, 2000.
Series:Oxford studies in social history.
Subjects:
Death > Social aspects > England.
Families > England > History.
Funeral sermons > England > History.
Wills > England > History.
England > Social life and customs.
England > Religious life and customs.
Mort > Aspect social > Angleterre.
Familles > Angleterre > Histoire.
Sermons pour les funérailles > Angleterre > Histoire.
Angleterre > Mœurs et coutumes.
Angleterre > Vie religieuse.
Death > Social aspects
Families
Funeral sermons
Manners and customs
Wills
England
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This volume examines the effects of religious change on the English way of death between 1480 and 1750. It discusses relatively neglected aspects of the subject such as the death-bed, will-making and the last rites.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191678134
0191678139