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

English rural society underwent fundamental changes between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries with urbanization, commercialization and industrialization p

Between 1540 and 1920 the English elite transformed the countryside and landscape by building up landed estates which were concentrated around their country hou

Exploring the origins of 'middle-class' status in the English provinces during a formative period of social and economic change, this book provides the first co

Reconstructs the distinctive relationship between the house and masculinity in the eighteenth century; adds a missing piece to the history of the home, uncoveri