Religion and Society in Kent, 1640-1914

by Robert Ernest Hume, Paul Hastings, Nigel Yates, et al.

Social change in Kent over three centuries, illustrated from local records.

The studies in this volume illuminate the changes in society over nearly three centuries. They consider the related fields of the church and its work in the parish, the expansion of educational provision (including the involvementof national societies such as the SPCK) and the operation of the old and new Poor Law, together with medical aspects of Poor Law provision...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851155561
• ISBN13: 9780851155562
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.4"