Author: Great Britain. Commissioners for Inquiring Concerning CharitiesPublisher:
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Category : Charities
Languages : en
Pages : 814
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The Charities in the County of Devon
Author: Great Britain. Commissioners for Inquiring Concerning CharitiesPublisher:
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Category : Charities
Languages : en
Pages : 814
Book Description
History, Gazetteer and Directory of the County of Devon Including the City of Exeter, and Comprising a General Survey of the County ...
Author: William White (Publisher in Sheffield.)Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1164
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Report
Author: Commonwealth Shipping CommitteePublisher:
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Category : Shipping
Languages : en
Pages : 1208
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Public Charities
Author: Great Britain. Commissioners for Inquiring Concerning CharitiesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charities
Languages : en
Pages : 842
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Parliamentary Papers
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of CommonsPublisher:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 530
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The Charities of London, 1480 - 1660
Author: W. K. JordanPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 113565672X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 467
Book Description
In this work, Professor Jordan continues his study of the origins of modern social and cultural institutions in England. He is concerned with the momentous shift which occurred in men's aspirations for their society in the course of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, as reflected in the charities which were established by gifts and bequests. This volume deals with the immense contribution made by London to this process of historical change, a change so swift as to be revolutionary in its institutional implications. The author describes the vast charitable system which London created, examines at length the aspirations and the social philosophy of the merchant aristocracy which controlled its affairs, and seeks to assess the social dominance exerted by London in this era as the flood of its charitable generosity poured out across the face of the realm. It is Professor Jordan's estimate that more than a third of the whole of the great charitable endowments created in England during this period were London's gift, while almost a third of London's benefactions were made for the benefit of communities in other parts of the realm. It is not too much to say that London's almost prodigal generosity was fashioning for all of England the institutions of a new age. Here is recorded the annal of a proud achievement by a city which discovered its own greatness in the period under discussion. It is perhaps not too much to say that few authors have quite so fully mastered the rich and variegated life and aspirations of the city as has Professor Jordan, certainly none have recounted the triumph of its achievement with greater understanding and pride. This book was first published in 1960.
The Report of the Commissioners Concerning Charities
Author: Exeter (England)Publisher:
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Category : Charities
Languages : en
Pages : 320
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Accounts and Papers of the House of Commons
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of CommonsPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 520
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The Sale Catalogues of British Government Publications, 1836-1921
Author: Great Britain. Her Majesty's Stationery OfficePublisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 598
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The Western Antiquary; Or, Devon and Cornwall Note-book
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Cornwall (England : County)
Languages : en
Pages : 446
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