National Trust Historical Atlas of Britain : The End of the Middle Ages to the Georgian Era

by Black, Jeremy

• ISBN13: 9780750921282
• ISBN10: 0750921285
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-10-01
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square

Summary

This illustrated volume traces the social and cultural history of Britain from the early 15th to the late 18th century. The maps and photographs focus on archaeological and historical sites held by the British National Trust and the book develops themes including wealth and status, agriculture and rural society, town and industry, population and the family, religion and education, and also spotlights particular events such as the Wars of the Roses, the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the Great Plague and Jacobitism. A full list of National Trust sites is provided to encourage readers to visit these and other properties where visual remains consolidate the investigations in the atlas itself.

Table of Contents

List of Maps	vii
List of Illustrations	viii
Preface	xi
Introduction	1	(12)
The End of the Middle Ages	13	(20)
Early Modern Society	33	(22)
The First Two Tudors	55	(14)
The Later Tudors, 1547--1603	69	(15)
Britain and the Wider World	84	(7)
James VI & I	91	(6)
The British Civil Wars	97	(17)
The Restored Monarchy, 1660--88	114	(18)
The Facts of Life	132	(6)
The Politics and Culture of an Aristocratic Society	138	(25)
Towns and Trade	163	(10)
The Politics of a World Power	173	(24)
Selected Further Reading	197	(2)
Acknowledgements	199	(2)
Index	201