Based on a detailed investigation of local sources, this book examines the history of the landed estate system in England since the mid-seventeenth century. Ove

Based on a detailed investigation of local sources, this book examines the history of the landed estate system in England since the mid-seventeenth century. Ove

While there is an extensive historiography which explores English agriculture in the nineteenth century, there has been less attention paid to individual estate

This book applies an economic and environmental perspective to the history of landscape and the rural economy, highlighting their inter-connections through spec

This book deals sequentially with major impediments to economic growth and their slow dissolution. It is original and quite different from standard economic his