Lancashire and Cheshire from AD1540

Lancashire and Cheshire from AD1540
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 433
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ISBN-10 : 9781317871675
ISBN-13 : 1317871677
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Synopsis Lancashire and Cheshire from AD1540 by : C. B. Phillips

This series, fully illustrated with maps and half-tones, is written for general readers as well as the student. In illuminating the anonymous lives of our predecessors it will, when complete, substantially enrich our understanding of the many histories which together make up the history of England. This authoritative volume surveys the modern history of the counties of Lancashire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Cheshire. In 1540 this was a backward area, poor, underpopulated and conservative. During the seventeenth and early eighteenth century the spread of the first cottage industries to the mills and the mines transformed the region into one of the engines of Britain's nineteenth-century greatness. The causes, the costs and the consequences of that transformation are vividly portrayed in this very readable text. Offers a succinct account and analysis of the first region to experience the developed factory system. Discusses the rise, dominance and decline of the region which has parallels across the country and the world. Provides essential background text for the students of local history. Assumes no previous knowledge of the region.

Law and Government in England during the Long Eighteenth Century

Law and Government in England during the Long Eighteenth Century
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 280
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ISBN-10 : 9780230354401
ISBN-13 : 0230354408
Rating : 4/5 (01 Downloads)

Synopsis Law and Government in England during the Long Eighteenth Century by : D. Lemmings

Over the long eighteenth century English governance was transformed by large adjustments to the legal instruments and processes of power. This book documents and analyzes these shifts and focuses upon the changing relations between legal authority and the English people.

Made in Lancashire

Made in Lancashire
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Publisher : Manchester University Press
Total Pages : 394
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ISBN-10 : 0719045398
ISBN-13 : 9780719045394
Rating : 4/5 (98 Downloads)

Synopsis Made in Lancashire by : Geoffrey Timmins

Presents a new perspective on the Industrial Revolution providing far more than just an account of industrial change. Looks at the development of the economic structures and includes chapters on financing the revolution, technological change, markets and demand, transport and food. The final section looks at economic change and its impact and includes chapters on demography, the household, families, authority and regulation, and the built environment. Providing a complete summary of the various debates in the literature on this period, making a strong case for re-introducing a regional approach to the history of the age.

The Shaping of Modern Britain

The Shaping of Modern Britain
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 721
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ISBN-10 : 9781317862369
ISBN-13 : 1317862368
Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis The Shaping of Modern Britain by : Eric Evans

In this wide-ranging history of modern Britain, Eric Evans surveys every aspect of the period in which Britain was transformed into the world's first industrial power. By the end of the nineteenth century, Britain was still ruled by wealthy landowners, but the world over which they presided had been utterly transformed. It was an era of revolutionary change unparalleled in Britain - yet that change was achieved without political revolution. Ranging across the developing empire, and dealing with such central institutions as the church, education, health, finance and rural and urban life, The Shaping of Modern Britain provides an unparallelled account of Britain's rise to superpower status. Particular attention is given to the Great Reform Act of 1832, and the implications of the 1867 Reform Act are assessed. The book discusses: - the growing role of the central state in domestic policy making - the emergence of the Labour party - the Great Depression - the acquisition of a vast territorial empire Comprehensive, informed and engagingly written, The Shaping of Modern Britain will be an invaluable introduction for students of this key period of British history.

Lancashire & Cheshire Church Surveys, 1649-1655

Lancashire & Cheshire Church Surveys, 1649-1655
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Total Pages : 320
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ISBN-10 : PRNC:32101044299129
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Synopsis Lancashire & Cheshire Church Surveys, 1649-1655 by : Great Britain. Commissioners for Survey of Church Lands

Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society

Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 352
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ISBN-10 : PRNC:32101076873692
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Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Transactions of the Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society by : Lancashire and Cheshire Antiquarian Society

Includes the Society's proceedings and list of members.

Lancashire Cotton Operatives and Work, 1900-1950

Lancashire Cotton Operatives and Work, 1900-1950
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 231
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ISBN-10 : 9781351753203
ISBN-13 : 1351753207
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis Lancashire Cotton Operatives and Work, 1900-1950 by : Alan Fowler

This title was first published in 2003. The cotton industry was one of the major motors that powered Britain's industrial development from the mid-eighteenth century, contributing in no small way to the revolution that was to transform Europe over the next hundred years. The combination of technological developments, colonial exploits and social transformation that all came together in the Lancashire cotton industry provided a perfect example of how the new world would function, its priorities and its ambitions. Into this fast moving and fluid situation, were thrust the men, women and children who formed the vast pool of labour necessary to keep the spindles and looms running. It is their experiences above all, that illuminates the history of the cotton industry, and how it came to change the face of Britain through the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In this study, Alan Fowler takes an in-depth look at the Lancashire cotton industry through the prism of its workers, their families and organisations. He argues that by 1850 the triumph of the factory system was complete, and the factory operative a mainstay of a transformed society based on a new economic order. With this increasingly important role in the new economy came opportunities, which cotton workers were not slow to grasp. Crucial to the history of the Lancashire cotton operatives were the collective organisations they established which forced employers and government to treat with them. By the beginning of the twentieth century these organisations had managed to raise wages, improve working conditions, reduce working hours, establish the right to holidays, and force the introduction of factory legislation. This book explores how these victories were won and the impact they had on the industry and wider society.

The Family in Early Modern England

The Family in Early Modern England
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 233
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ISBN-10 : 9780521858762
ISBN-13 : 0521858763
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis The Family in Early Modern England by : Helen Berry

This text provides an assessment of the most important research published in the past three decades on the English family.

Wessex to 1000 AD

Wessex to 1000 AD
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 444
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ISBN-10 : 9781317871606
ISBN-13 : 131787160X
Rating : 4/5 (06 Downloads)

Synopsis Wessex to 1000 AD by : Barry Cunliffe

Wessex -- the ancient counties of Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Hampshire and Berkshire -- is remarkable for its economic and social cohesion as a region, and for the extraordinary wealth of its ancient remains. In this authoritative survey, Barry Cunliffe sets the great monuments and famous sites in their full cultural context. His chief concern, however, is to interpret the landscape of the region, and the people who over so many centuries created it. In his hands it becomes an archaeological artefact as eloquent as Avebury and Stonehenge themselves.

Industrial Clusters

Industrial Clusters
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : 9781000609271
ISBN-13 : 1000609278
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis Industrial Clusters by : John F. Wilson

Industrial Clusters shows the latest state of knowledge on the topic of industrial clusters, with a particular focus on clustering in the UK, bringing together a chronological coverage of the phenomenon. This set of original essays by a group of leading business and industrial historians offers fresh perspectives about clusters and clustering. A primary emphasis of the collection is how knowledge is generated and disseminated across a cluster, and whether these processes stimulated innovation and consequently longer-term sustainability. This analysis also prompts questions about which unit of analysis to examine, from the entrepreneurs and firms they created through to the industry as a whole and district in which they are located, or whether one should look outside the region for explanatory factors. Covering regions as diverse as North Wales, the Scottish Highlands, the City of London, the Potteries, Sheffield and Lancashire, the essays have been channelled to provide a detailed understanding of these issues. The editors have also provided a challenging Conclusion that suggests a new research agenda that could well unravel some of the mysteries associated with clustering. This edited collection will be of interest to international researchers, academics and students in the fields of business and management history, innovation, industrialisation and clusters.