Friendly societies in the rural East Riding, 1830-1912

Local and affiliated order friendly societies which together formed the largest working-class movement in Victorian Britain have been largely ignored by social and labour historians. Oddfellows, Foresters, Druids, Shepherds and Gardeners with their ritual, regalia, and secrecy imitative of Freemason...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Neave, David
Other Authors: Saville, John, 1916-2009
Published: University of Hull 1985
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.376382