The English · A Social History, 1066–1945 (Text Only) by Hibbert, Christopher -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Dedication Contents Chronology of Reigns Prologue Part One: The Middle Ages

1: Castles, Lords and Chatelaines 2: Cottagers and Peasants 3: Plague and Revolt 4: Churches, Monks and Friars 5: Drinking and Playing 6: Wayfarers and Pilgrims 7: Tournaments, Pageants and Miracles 8: Town Life 9: Daughters and Wives 10: Pupils and Masters 11: Scholars and Students 12: Crime and Punishment 13: Doctors and Patients

Part Two: The Ages of Shakespeare and Milton

14: Villagers, Vagrants and Vagabonds 15: Priests, Parishioners and Recusants 16: Country Houses and Country People 17: Animals and Sportsmen 18: Readers and Music Makers 19: Clothes and Class 20: Citizens, Masters and Journeymen 21: Women and Children 22: Actors and Playgoers 23: ‘Whole Counties Became Desperate’ 24: Schoolboys and Schoolgirls 25: Undergraduates and Tutors 26: ‘Roasted Chickens – Pease – Lobsters – Strawberries’

Part Three: From Defoe to Cobbett

27: ‘A Tour thro’ the Whole Island’ 28: Countrymen, Clergymen and Farmers 29: Country Houses and Gardens 30: Interiors 31: Manners and Dress 32: Travellers, Postmen and Innkeepers 33: Hunters, Poachers and Smugglers 34: Pastimes and Pleasures 35: Marriage and Divorce 36: Sex 37: Theatres and Shows 38: Quacks, Diseases and Cures 39: Operators and Tooth-drawers 40: ‘Youth are Expeditiously Instructed’ 41: Universities, Academies and the Grand Tour 42: Masters and Workers 43: Clothworkers and Machine-breakers 44: Rick-burners, Paupers and Chartists 45: Below Stairs 46: Shops and Shopping 47: Pedlars and Markets

Part Four: From the Victorians to Modern Times

48: Owners of the Land 49: Dressing, Smoking and Social Rank 50: Workers on the Land 51: Towns, Factories and Public Health 52: Mines, Brickfields and Sweat-shops 53: ‘No One Knows the Cruelty’ 54: Middle Classes and Class Distinctions 55: Leisure Hours 56: The Flesh and the Spirit 57: Passengers and Drivers 58: Law and Order 59: Homes and Holidays 60: Wars and Aftermaths

References Sources Index of Names Index of Subjects Author’s Note A Note on Money About the Author Copyright About the Publisher