Between 1540 and 1920 the English elite transformed the countryside and landscape by building up landed estates which were concentrated around their country houses. John Broad's study of the Verney family of Middle Claydon in Buckinghamshire demonstrates two sides of that process. Charting the family's rise to wealth impelled by a strong dynastic imperative, Broad shows how the Verneys sought out heiress marriages to expand wealth and income. In parallel, he shows how the family managed its estates to maximize income and ...
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Between 1540 and 1920 the English elite transformed the countryside and landscape by building up landed estates which were concentrated around their country houses. John Broad's study of the Verney family of Middle Claydon in Buckinghamshire demonstrates two sides of that process. Charting the family's rise to wealth impelled by a strong dynastic imperative, Broad shows how the Verneys sought out heiress marriages to expand wealth and income. In parallel, he shows how the family managed its estates to maximize income and transformed three local village communities, creating a pattern of 'open' and 'closed' villages familiar to nineteenth-century commentators. Based on the formidable Verney family archive with its abundant correspondence, this book also examines the world of poor relief, farming families as well as strategies for estate expansion and social enhancement. It will appeal to anyone interested in the English countryside as a dynamic force in social and economic history.
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As New in As New jacket. This study of the Verney family of Middle Claydon in Buckinghamshire examines the process by which the English elite transformed the countryside and landscape between 1540 and 1920 by building up landed estates which were concentrated around their country houses; it shows how the Verneys sought out heiress marriages to expand wealth and income, and how they managed their estates to maximize income and transformed three local village communities; based on the Verney family archive and its correspondence, it also examines the world of farmers, laboring families and the poor, as well as strategies for estate expansion and social enhancement (black cloth with gold lettering; green & black pictorial dust jacket with white lettering)
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Very Good. Size: 6x0x9; Cambridge University Press; Cambridge, 2004. Hardcover. Near Fine, black binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding firm, interior and extremities tidy, book appears unread, some wear to spine edges and mild wear to board corners, in a Near Fine, trace handling/scuff marks to panels, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 295pp., indexed, bibliography, appendix. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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New. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Maps, Tables. Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time . 4 maps 13 tables. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2004. First edition. First printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. A clean, tight copy. Comes with archival-quality dust jacket protector. Shipped in well-padded box. Smoke-free. [UNIV. PRESS ANNEX]
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New. Trade paperback (US). Contains: Maps, Tables. Cambridge Studies in Population, Economy and Society in Past Time . 4 maps 13 tables. Intended for professional and scholarly audience.
