Author: Peter Hampson DitchfieldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Old English Customs Extant at the Present Time
Author: Peter Hampson DitchfieldPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
The Customs Of Old England
Author: F. J. SnellPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 9359392979
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
F. J. Snell's "The Customs of Old England" takes the reader on a fascinating journey of the intricate web of ancient traditions and customs in England. Snell deeply examines into England's cultural legacy, highlighting the traditions, rituals, and practices that have defined the country's identity. Snell covers a broad variety of exciting themes, from ancient festivals and rural traditions to societal conventions and folklore, with rigorous study and a great eye for detail. Each chapter reveals a different facet of England's history, illuminating the complex web of traditions that were an essential component of daily life. Snell transports readers to a bygone period and gives them the chance to experience the sights, sounds, and taste of ancient England through his descriptions and captivating narrative, which bring these practices to life. "The Customs of Old England" provides a fascinating and absorbing reading experience, whether of whether you're a history buff, a lover of cultural heritage, or just interested in the customs that have created a country.
Old English Customs and Ceremonies
Author: F. J. Drake-CarnellPublisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1528783433
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 239
Book Description
This vintage book by F. J. Drake-Carnell explores the historical English ceremonies and traditions. From the Queen's opening of parliament to small town festivals and beyond, this volume contains everything one might to know about English customs, and it is not to be missed by the discerning Anglophile. Contents include: “The Houses of Parliament (1)”, “The Houses of Parliament (2)”, “Royal Ceremonies”, “The City of London”, “The City Livery Companies”, “Ceremony and the Law”, “Ecclesiastical Ceremonies, Doles, and Charities”, “Customs in the Country (1)”, “Customs in the Country (2)”, “Customs in the Country (3)”, Curious Tenures (1)”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction.
Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs
Author: P. H. DitchfieldPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
"Old English Sports, Pastimes and Customs" is a historical treatise on the various sports and games that have been played in England over the centuries. The book aims to describe, in simple language, the holiday festivals as they occurred in each month of the year; and the sports, games, pastimes, and customs associated with these rural feasts. The games were those played most in the English villages and the author hopes to rekindle interest in what he terms, "the best features of old village life." English customs such as exchanging gifts on New Year's Day, fox hunts in February, Easter and Christmas traditions, as well as different country dances and sports.
A Collection of Old English Customs
Author: Henry EdwardsPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3385127718
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
A Collection of Old English Customs, and Curious Bequests and Charities
Author: Henry EdwardsPublisher: London : J.B. Nichols
ISBN:
Category : Charities
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
A collection of old English customs, and curious bequests and charities, extr. from the reports made by th Commissioners for enquiring into charities in England and Wales, by H. Edwards
Author: Commissioners for inquiry into charitiesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charities
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Customs and Excise
Author: William J. AshworthPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780199259212
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
This book traces the growth of customs and excise, and their integral role in shaping the framework of industrial England; including state power, technical advance, and the evolution of a consumer society. Central to this structure was the development of two economies - one legal and one illicit. If there was a unique English pathway of industrialization, it was less a distinct entrepreneurial and techno-centric culture, than one predominantly defined within an institutional framework spearheaded by the excise and a wall of tariffs. This process reached its peak by the end of the 1770s. The structure then quickly started to crumble under the weight of the fiscal-military state, and Pitt's calculated policy of concentrating industrial policy around cotton, potteries, and iron - at the expense of other taxed industries. The breakthrough of the new political economy was the erosion of the illicit economy; the smugglers' free trade now became the state's most powerful weapon in the war against non-legal trade. If at the beginning of the period covered by this book state administration was predominantly deregulated and industry regulated, by the close the reverse was the case.
Author: Charles Knight
Author: P. H. Ditchfield