The Leicestershire gentry and its social and cultural networks c. 1790-1875

The subject of this thesis is the gentry in the county of Leicestershire during a period of transition, from an age defined by the supremacy of the landed classes, to one which presaged the emergence of an urban, industrial democracy. The thesis examines changes in the character and identity of the...

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Main Author: Shipley, Peter Samuel
Other Authors: Sweet, Rosemary
Published: University of Leicester 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.529607