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The madman and the churchrobber : law and conflict in early modern England / Jason Peacey.
By: Peacey, Jason [author.]
Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2022Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (xvi, 307 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191919794 (ebook) :Subject(s): Land tenure -- Law and legislation -- England -- History | Land tenure -- Government policy -- England -- History | Land tenure -- Religious aspects | Political culture -- England -- History | Law -- England -- HistoryAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780192897138DDC classification: 346.42043209031 LOC classification: KD833Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Peacey unearths and reconstructs a strange early modern dispute over a small estate in Gloucestershire that was contested over a period of 160 years, becoming acrimonious and violent. The microhistory represents the common forms of litigation which shed light upon political culture and ideological conflict around the time of the English Revolution.
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
This edition also issued in print: 2022.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Peacey unearths and reconstructs a strange early modern dispute over a small estate in Gloucestershire that was contested over a period of 160 years, becoming acrimonious and violent. The microhistory represents the common forms of litigation which shed light upon political culture and ideological conflict around the time of the English Revolution.
Specialized.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 5, 2022).