Vexed and Troubled Englishmen, 1590-1642A social, economic, and cultural history of the late Elizabethan and early Stuart period, as well as a fundamental work on America's origins. |
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Page 121
... town and country as debated by the pamphleteers might be , a host of in- articulate , unlettered countryfolk decided in favor of the town . At the least , many a " queen of curds and cream " employed feminine cajolery to sway the ...
... town and country as debated by the pamphleteers might be , a host of in- articulate , unlettered countryfolk decided in favor of the town . At the least , many a " queen of curds and cream " employed feminine cajolery to sway the ...
Page 122
... town of Grantham had long been a noted thoroughfare , and the Angel at the north end of the High Street ( one of the few medieval hostelries still surviving ) could have in- spired Harrison's comment . Through their associations with ...
... town of Grantham had long been a noted thoroughfare , and the Angel at the north end of the High Street ( one of the few medieval hostelries still surviving ) could have in- spired Harrison's comment . Through their associations with ...
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... town meeting , " as the inhabitants of Thornage in Norfolk called theirs , was of prime im- portance because it drew a very large number of parishioners into the paramount business of running their community . " 13 Town meetings of the ...
... town meeting , " as the inhabitants of Thornage in Norfolk called theirs , was of prime im- portance because it drew a very large number of parishioners into the paramount business of running their community . " 13 Town meetings of the ...
Contents
Westward the Land Was Bright | 3 |
The People of England | 13 |
Country People | 46 |
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