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Category : Sunderland (Tyne and Wear, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 94
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Antiquities of Sunderland and Its Vicinity
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Sunderland (Tyne and Wear, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 94
Book Description
Antiquities of Sunderland and Its Vicinity
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Category : Sunderland (Tyne and Wear, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Almshouses in Early Modern England
Author: Angela NichollsPublisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783271787
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
This book is an examination of early modern English almshouses in the 'mixed economy' of welfare. Drawing on archival evidence from three contrasting counties - Durham, Warwickshire and Kent - between 1550 and 1725, the book assesses the contribution almshouses made within the developing welfare systems of the time and the reasons for the enduring popularity of this particular form of charity. Post-Reformation almshouses are usually considered to have been places of privilege for the respectable deserving poor, operating outside the structure of parish poor relief to which ordinary poor people were subjected, and making little contribution to the genuinely poor and needy. This book challenges these assumptions through an exploration of the nature and extent of almshouse provision; it examines why almshouses were founded in the late sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who the occupants were, what benefits they received and how residents were expected to live their lives. The book reveals a surprising variation in the socio-economic status of almspeople and their experience of almshouse life.
Antiquities of Sunderland and Its Vicinity
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Category : Sunderland (Tyne and Wear, England)
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Northern Notes and Queries
Author: Cursed Britain
Author: Thomas WatersPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300249454
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
The definitive history of how witchcraft and black magic have survived, through the modern era and into the present dayCursed Britain unveils the enduring power of witchcraft, curses and black magic in modern times. Few topics are so secretive or controversial. Yet, whether in the 1800s or the early 2000s, when disasters struck or personal misfortunes mounted, many Britons found themselves believing in things they had previously dismissed – dark supernatural forces.Historian Thomas Waters here explores the lives of cursed or bewitched people, along with the witches and witch-busters who helped and harmed them. Waters takes us on a fascinating journey from Scottish islands to the folklore-rich West Country, from the immense territories of the British Empire to metropolitan London. We learn why magic caters to deep-seated human needs but see how it can also be abused, and discover how witchcraft survives by evolving and changing. Along the way, we examine an array of remarkable beliefs and rituals, from traditional folk magic to diverse spiritualities originating in Africa and Asia.This is a tale of cynical quacks and sincere magical healers, depressed people and furious vigilantes, innocent victims and rogues who claimed to possess evil abilities. Their spellbinding stories raise important questions about the state’s role in regulating radical spiritualities, the fragility of secularism and the true nature of magic.
Proceedings
Author: Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon TynePublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 568
Book Description
The British Museum; its Antiquities and Natural History. A Hand-Book Guide for visitors. By H. G. Clarke
Author: British MuseumProceedings
Author: Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon TynePublisher:
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Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution
Author: Michael J. BraddickPublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191667277
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 713
Book Description
This Handbook brings together leading historians of the events surrounding the English revolution, exploring how the events of the revolution grew out of, and resonated, in the politics and interactions of the each of the Three Kingdoms - England, Scotland, and Ireland. It captures a shared British and Irish history, comparing the significance of events and outcomes across the Three Kingdoms. In doing so, the Handbook offers a broader context for the history of the Scottish Covenanters, the Irish Rising of 1641, and the government of Confederate Ireland, as well as the British and Irish perspective on the English civil wars, the English revolution, the Regicide, and Cromwellian period. The Oxford Handbook of the English Revolution explores the significance of these events on a much broader front than conventional studies. The events are approached not simply as political, economic, and social crises, but as challenges to the predominant forms of religious and political thought, social relations, and standard forms of cultural expression. The contributors provide up-to-date analysis of the political happenings, considering the structures of social and political life that shaped and were re-shaped by the crisis. The Handbook goes on to explore the long-term legacies of the crisis in the Three Kingdoms and their impact in a wider European context.