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A world unto themselves'? Squatter settlement in Herefordshire, 1780-1880.

By the early nineteenth century, Herefordshire's commons hosted 96 settlements comprising ten or more dwellings. Were they peopled by 'squatters' who had built their shanties illegally on the waste and were the inhabitants a rough, uncivilized people…

Agricultural labourers' trade unionism in four Midland counties (1860-1900): Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire

It is the purpose of this work to discuss the rise and fall of trade Unionism among agricultural labourers in the four Midland counties of Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire and Warwickshire, at the end of the nineteenth century, and to…

Agriculture and society in Glamorgan, 1660-1760

During the period 1660-1760, Glamorgan was a predominantly rural and peasant county. Arable and animal husbandry, and their ancillary tasks, provided the only sources of livelihood for the majority of the people who were concentrated mainly in the…

An urban society and its hinterland: St Ives in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries

This thesis has examined the contention of the late Philip Abrams that a town should not be considered as a distinct social entity, but in relation to its setting and to "the complex of domination" in which it is embedded. It was decided to use St…

Aspects of Anglo-Saxon history in the East Midlands, with special reference to the lower Soar Valley

This thesis illustrates features of Anglo-Saxon settlement in the valley of the river Soar, Leicestershire, between the northern limit of Leicester and the river Trent, herein called the lower Soar valley. It is a poorly attested area in documentary…

Aspects of parliamentary enclosure in Nottinghamshire

This study of Nottinghamshire parliamentary enclosure is concerned chiefly with the practiced administration of enclosure and its social consequences rather than with post-enclosure agrarian improvements. The considerable diversity to be found within…

Beeston Rock and Castle

Beeston Rock and Castle
A print showing Beeston Rock and Castle.

Bere's Almshouses for poor men at Glastonbury

Bere's Almshouses for poor men at Glastonbury
A print of Bere's Almshouses for poor men at Glastonbury.

Bethlehem Royal Hospital, Moorfields, in 1720

Bethlehem Royal Hospital, Moorfields, in 1720
A print showing Bethlehem Royal Hospital, Moorfields, in 1720.

Binham Priory Church, Norfolk (view of the north side of the nave)

Binham Priory Church, Norfolk (view of the north side of the nave)
A print showing Binham Priory Church, Norfolk (view of the north side of the nave).