Social Life in England Through the Centuries
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Social Life in England Through the Centuries

  1. 256 pages
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Social Life in England Through the Centuries

About this book

This vintage book contains a fascinating treatise on the development of social life in England throughout history. It walks the reader through the entirety of English society beginning with a cave-dwelling population, travelling through the advent of the first houses and castles, and ending with universities, schools, markets, and the reformation. "Social Life in England Through the Centuries" constitutes a complete account of English society and is highly recommended for those with an interest in the subject. Contents include: "Men who Lived in Caves and Pits", "The Pit-Dwellers", "Earthworks, Mounds, Barrows, &c.", "In Roman Times", "Early Saxon Times", "Early Saxon Times", "Early Saxon Villages", "Anglo-Saxon Tuns and Vills", "Tythings and Hundreds-Shires", "The Early English Town", "In Early Christian Times", "Monasteries", "Towns and Villages in the Time of Cnut the Dane", "Churches and Monasteries in Danish and Later Saxon Times", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with its original artwork and text. First published in 1919.

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Information

Publisher
White Press
Year
2017
Print ISBN
9781473330535
eBook ISBN
9781473340572
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
British History
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Preface
  4. Contents
  5. I. Introduction
  6. II. Men who lived in Caves and pits
  7. III. The Pit-Dwellers
  8. IV. Earthworks, Mounds, Barrows, &c.
  9. V. In Roman Times
  10. VI. Early Saxon Times
  11. VII. Early Saxon Villages
  12. VIII. Anglo-Saxon Tuns and Vills
  13. IX. Tythings and Hundreds—shires
  14. X. The early English Town
  15. XI. In Early Christian Times
  16. XII. Monasteries
  17. XIII. Towns and Villages in the Time of Cnut the Dane
  18. XIV. Churches and Monasteries in Danish and Later Saxon Times
  19. XV. Later Saxon Times
  20. XVI. In Norman Times
  21. XVII. In Norman Times (continued)
  22. XVIII. In Norman Times: The Churches
  23. XIX. Castles
  24. XX. Casti.es and Towns
  25. XXI. In Norman Times: The Monasteries
  26. XXII. Early Houses
  27. XXIII. Early Houses (continued)
  28. XXIV. Early Town Houses
  29. XXV. Life in the Towns of the Middle Ages
  30. XXVI. The Growing Power of the Towns
  31. XXVII. The Villages, Manors, Parishes, and Parks
  32. XXVIII. Traces of Early Times in the Churches
  33. XXIX. Traces of Early Times in the Churches (continued)
  34. XXX. Clerks
  35. XXXI. Fairs
  36. XXXII. Markets
  37. XXXIII. Schools
  38. XXXIV. Universities
  39. XXXV. Changes brought about by the Black Death
  40. XXXVI. Wool
  41. XXXVII. The Poor
  42. XXXVIII. Changes in Houses and House-building
  43. XXXIX. The Ruins of the Monasteries and the New Buildings
  44. XL. The New Houses of the Time of Queen Elizabeth
  45. XLI. Larger Elizabethan and Jacobean Houses
  46. XLII. Churches After the Reformation
  47. XLIII. Building After the Restoration: Houses
  48. XLIV. Building After the Restoration: Churches
  49. XLV. Schools After the Reformation
  50. XLVI. Apprentices
  51. XLVII. Play
  52. XLVIII. Roads
  53. XLIX. Roads—Railways
  54. L. Government
  55. LI. Some Changes
  56. Test Questions