The Grass Roots of English History: Local Societies in England Before the Industrial Revolution

by David Hey

Book Overview

In medieval and early modern Britain, people would refer to their local district as their 'country', a term now largely forgotten but still used up until the First World War. Core groups of families that remained rooted in these 'countries', often bearing distinctive surnames still in use today, shaped local culture and passed on their traditions. In The Grass Roots of English History, David Hey examines the differing nature of the various...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474262511
• ISBN13: 9781474262514
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.13 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"