The household accounts of Robert and Katherine Greville, Lord and Lady Brooke, at Holborn and Warwick, 1640-1649 / edited by Stewart Beale, Andrew Hopper, and Ann Hughes.

Other author Beale, Stewart, editor.
Other author Hopper, Andrew, editor.
Other author Hughes, Ann, 1951- editor.
Format Book
PublicationLondon : Cambridge University Press, for the Royal Historical Society, University College London, 2024.
Descriptionxi, 605 pages : illustrations, maps, portrait ; 23 cm.
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SeriesCamden fifth series
Camden fifth series ; v. 68. ^A456012
Abstract "Robert Greville, 2nd Lord Brooke, was a prominent figure amongst the opposition to Charles I, a religious radical and intellectual who emerged as a successful popular leader in the early months of the English Civil War. This volume publishes the richly detailed household accounts kept for Brooke and his widow, Katherine, on an annual basis between 1640 and 1649. These texts have scarcely been studied by historians. They are an illuminating source for Brooke's capacious intellectual, religious and political networks, and for his mobilization of support for Parliament in 1642. They also uncover the administration of his estates and households in London, Warwickshire and the midlands before and after his premature death. These accounts are crucial sources for political, economic and military historians, and equally important for social and cultural historians interested in the history of the family, of childhood, and widowhood, as well as consumption and material culture."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages [569]-572) and index.
ISBN9781009601214
ISBN1009601210 (hardcover)

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