TY  - BOOK
AU  - French,Henry
AU  - Hoyle,Richard
TI  - The character of English rural society: Earls Colne, 1550-1750 
SN  - 9781847791405
AV  - DA690 .C437 2007
PY  - 2007///
CY  - Manchester
PB  - Manchester University Press
KW  - Earls Colne (England)
KW  - History
KW  - England
KW  - Rural conditions
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; List of tables; A note on Earls Colne sources; A note on measurements; Glossary; List of abbreviations; Preface; 1 The character of rural change; 2 Earls Colne; 3The lords of Earls Colne; 4 The Harlakenden estate; 5 The lord and his copyholders; 6 The land market quantified; 7 The land market anatomised; 8 Subtenancy: the character of Earls Colne, 1722-50; 9 Conclusion; Index; 2; b
N2  - This is a major study of the transformation of early modern English rural society. It begins by assessing the three major debates about the character of English society: the?Brenner Debate?; the debate over English Individualism; and the long running debate over the disappearance of the small landowner. It then turns to the history of Earls Colne in Essex, which has never before been the subject of a full-length study despite it being one of the most discussed villages in England. French and Hoyle?s rounded account describes the arrival of a new landlord family, the Harlakendens, the tensions
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