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“Worthy Citizens”: Middle-Class Women and the Public Sphere in Leicester c. 1850-1900

Although the political and economic history of Leicester during the nineteenth century has been well-documented, the current historiography focuses on the contribution made by Leicester’s men. Women are rarely mentioned. Yet while the male elite of…

A maritime history of the ports of Bideford and Barnstaple, 1786-1841

This study can be divided into two parts. The first attempts to place the ports of Bideford and Barnstaple in the broader contexts of international, national and regional trends during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The effects…

A Micro-History of the Poor Relief Response to Crisis and Dearth: Quainton, Buckinghamshire 1796-1804

Many local studies have looked at the application of poor relief at parish level. This thesis is unique in considering how the rural agricultural parish of Quainton responded to the dearth of 1799-1801. It considers how flexible Quainton`s relief…

A secularising geography? Patterns and processes of religious change in England and Wales, 1676 - 1851

The aim of this thesis is to address the most important questions raised by the 1851 Census of Religious Worship, which was the only comprehensive census of religion in the history of the modern United Kingdom. The relationship between religion and…

A Shropshire woodland community: Myddle, 1524-1701

Historians are becoming increasingly aware of the value of studying local communities as definite types. In many ways Myddle was a typical woodland community in Tudor and Stuart times, though it differed from some in having relatively few craftsmen…

A very indifferent small city: The economy of Carlisle, 1550-1700

This thesis sets out to discover the principal facts concerning the economy of Carlisle in this 150 years and to try to explain them and their significance. A wide range of sources has been used, including: the administrative papers, court records…

A view of Merton College with the ground descending from the garden towards the river

A view of Merton College with the ground descending from the garden towards the river
A print showing a view of Merton College with the ground descending from the garden towards the river.

A west view of the iron bridge over the Wear near Sunderland

A west view of the iron bridge over the Wear near Sunderland
A print showing a west view of the iron bridge over the Wear near Sunderland.

A west view of the old chestnut tree at Tortworth in Gloucestershire

A west view of the old chestnut tree at Tortworth in Gloucestershire
A print showing the west view of the old chestnut tree at Tortworth in Gloucestershire.