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Puritan Gentry Besieged 1650-1700

By: Trevor Cliffe

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Puritan Gentry Besieged 1650-1700

By: Trevor Cliffe

The latter half of the seventeenth century saw the Puritan families of England struggle to preserve the old values in an era of tremendous political and religious upheaval. Even non-conformist ministers were inclined to be pessimistic about the endurance of `godliness' - Puritan attitudes and practices - among the upper classes. Based on a study of family papers and other primary resources, Trevor Cliffe's study reveals that in many cases, Puritan county families were playing a double game: outwardly in communion with the Church, they often employed non-conformist chaplains, and attended nonconformist meetings.

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1134918151

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9781134918157

The World of the Country House in Seventeenth-century England

By: John Trevor Cliffe

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The World of the Country House in Seventeenth-century England

By: John Trevor Cliffe

This engaging and beautifully illustrated book takes us back to the domestic world of the landed gentry in seventeenth-century England. Relating countless stories and case histories drawn from a wide range of primary sources, the book describes the physical environment, staffing, and functioning of gentry households, the inhabitants and their activities, and the role of these houses in the social and economic life of their localities. J. T. Cliffe begins by exploring the exterior and interior of houses and the outbuildings, parks, and gardens that surrounded them. He then investigates the people who lived in the country houses and the relationships between them. He provides colorful details about the responsibilities of the squire and his wife; the duties, remuneration, food, clothing, accommodation, and treatment of servants; and the special duties of estate stewards, coachmen, chaplains, and tutors. Cliffe explains various aspects of housekeeping, such as the tradition of hospitality and the factors militating against it. He also discusses other kinds of activity: religious practices; outdoor sports and indoor pastimes, including music and billiards; and such intellectual pursuits as antiquarian research, poetry, and scientific experiments. He concludes with a fascinating survey of scandal in the world of the gentry, telling of domestic strife, financial disaster, lunacy, and other disasters that marred this idyllic existence.

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Yale University Press

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0300076436

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9780300076431

Landscapes of the Norman Conquest

By: Trevor Rowley

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Landscapes of the Norman Conquest

By: Trevor Rowley

For a long time, the Norman Conquest has been viewed as a turning point in English history; an event which transformed English identity, sovereignty, kingship, and culture. The years between 1066 and 1086 saw the largest transfer of property ever seen in English History, comparable in scale, if not greater, than the revolutions in France in 1789 and Russia in 1917. This transfer and the means to achieve it had a profound effect upon the English and Welsh landscape, an impact that is clearly visible almost 1,000 years afterwards. Although there have been numerous books examining different aspects of the British landscape, this is the first to look specifically at the way in which the Normans shaped our towns and countryside. The castles, abbeys, churches and cathedrals built in the new Norman Romanesque style after 1066 represent the most obvious legacy of what was effectively a colonial take-over of England. Such phenomena furnished a broader landscape that was fashioned to intimidate and demonstrate the Norman dominance of towns and villages. The devastation that followed the Conquest, characterised by the ‘Harrying of the North’, had a long-term impact in the form of new planned settlements and agriculture. The imposition of Forest Laws, restricting hunting to the Norman king and the establishment of a military landscape in areas such as the Welsh Marches, had a similar impact on the countryside.

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Pen and Sword Archaeology

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1526724316

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9781526724311

The High Middle Ages

1200-1550

By: Trevor Rowley

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The High Middle Ages

1200-1550

By: Trevor Rowley

Originally published in 1986, The High Middle Ages begins in the late twelfth century and ends, not with the arrival of the Tudor monarchs in 1485, but with the destruction of the wealth and power of the Church in the 1530s. The book looks at how the passing of the monasteries marked the transition from an economic and social system based on a balance – however shifting and uneasy – between the church and state, to a supreme reign of the church. The book discusses how the later middle ages were a period not of decay but of rapid change. It examines how social and economic convulsion emerged in a society marked by restless energy and creativity. The three centuries covered in the book mark a key period of extensive change to the landscape and environment of England between 1200 to 1550.

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286

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Routledge

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0429602189

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9780429602184

Victorian Stained Glass

By: Trevor Yorke

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Victorian Stained Glass

By: Trevor Yorke

A beautifully illustrated guide to the world of Victorian stained glass and its manufacturers and designers. Victorian stained glass – magnificent, colourful and artistic – adorns countless British churches, municipal buildings and homes. Across the decades, several artistic movements influenced these designs, from the Gothic Revival, through the Arts and Crafts Movement and into Art Nouveau as a new century dawned. Historian Trevor Yorke shows how craftsmen re-learned the lost medieval art of colouring, painting and assembling stained glass windows – but also, in this age of industry, how windows were templated and mass produced. Showcasing the exquisite glass generated by famous designers such as A.W.N. Pugin, Pre-Raphaelites William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones, and by leading manufacturers such as Clayton and Bell, this beautifully illustrated book introduces the reader to many wonderful examples of Victorian stained glass and where it can be found.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1784424862

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Newark in the Great War

By: Trevor Frecknall

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Newark in the Great War

By: Trevor Frecknall

Newark-on-Trent's position at the crossroads of the Great North Road and Fosse Way plus the Great North Eastern and Midland railway lines left inhabitants endlessly fearful that it would be a prime target when rather than if the Germans attacked England from the North Sea. The East Midlands town had been besieged during the Civil War; and the Vicar of the Parish Church lost no time in August 1914 urging the menfolk to keep the enemy far from the town's boundaries. Thousands left their rat-invested hovels to fight for King and Country. Their womenfolk took their places in factories that switched from making wooden buildings and agricultural machinery to manufacturing munitions. The children were taught for only half-days after their schools became barracks for trainee soldiers, were encouraged to spend their holidays working on farms and were allowed to leave education aged only 13 so that they could start work.As featured on BBC Radio Nottingham and in the Newark Advertiser and Bingham Advertiser.

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Pen and Sword

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147383869X

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9781473838697

The English Landscape in the Twentieth Century

By: Trevor Rowley

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The English Landscape in the Twentieth Century

By: Trevor Rowley

Trevor Rowley's new study is a highly topical account of the changes that have taken place and that continue to take place on the country around us.

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A&C Black

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1852853883

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9781852853884

Proteus Unmasked

Sixteenth-century Rhetoric and the Art of Shakespeare

By: Trevor McNeely

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Sixteenth-century Rhetoric and the Art of Shakespeare

By: Trevor McNeely

This wide-ranging study touches many aspects of sixteenth-century British culture, putting Shakespearean drama into the context of one of the century's greatest preoccupations, the study and use of rhetoric. Its multifaceted thesis is developed cumulatively over four chapters, each linked to the one preceding, moving from the general picture of the role of rhetoric in sixteenth-century English culture, through its contribution to the rise of Elizabethan drama, and culminating in its specific application to the interpretation of Shakespeare. Recognizing the thesis's challenge to critical orthodoxy, both traditional and contemporary, in all of these areas, its development proceeds with full discussion and deliberation at every stage, citing a broad range of sixteenth-century as well as Classical rhetorical materials to justify a radically subversive reinterpretation of their thrust. Trevor McNeely is Professor Emeritus of English at Brandon University.

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Lehigh University Press

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0934223742

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9780934223744

Eating Disorders and Obesity

How Drugs Can Help

By: Trevor Silverstone

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Eating Disorders and Obesity

How Drugs Can Help

By: Trevor Silverstone

Most patients who develop the eating disorders are frightened of gaining weight. The disordered eating can be viewed as a pathological reaction to this fear and a distorted attempt to establish control of body weight. This book focuses on the place of drugs in the treatment of both sets of illnesses. It addresses the science of eating behavior.

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IOS Press

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1586035444

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9781586035440

The Dictionary of National Biography

1951-1960

By: Edgar Trevor Williams

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The Dictionary of National Biography

1951-1960

By: Edgar Trevor Williams

With an Index covering the years 1901-1960 in one alphabetical series.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0198652062

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Puritan Gentry Besieged 1650-1700

By: Trevor Cliffe

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The World of the Country House in Seventeenth-century England

By: John Trevor Cliffe

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0300076436

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Breakaway

By: Trevor Kew

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Breakaway

By: Trevor Kew

A star hockey player uprooted from his small town has to decided if he shares his father's assumptions about race and soccer, and if not, find the courage to stand up for his own beliefs.

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James Lorimer & Company

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1552778630

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Puritan Gentry Besieged 1650-1700

Puritan Gentry Besieged 1650-1700

The World of the Country House in Seventeenth-century England

The World of the Country House in Seventeenth-century England

Landscapes of the Norman Conquest

Landscapes of the Norman Conquest

The High Middle Ages

The High Middle Ages

Victorian Stained Glass

Victorian Stained Glass

Newark in the Great War

Newark in the Great War

The English Landscape in the Twentieth Century

The English Landscape in the Twentieth Century

Proteus Unmasked

Proteus Unmasked

Eating Disorders and Obesity

Eating Disorders and Obesity

The Dictionary of National Biography

The Dictionary of National Biography

Puritan Gentry Besieged 1650-1700

Puritan Gentry Besieged 1650-1700

The World of the Country House in Seventeenth-century England

The World of the Country House in Seventeenth-century England

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