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Archbishop Herring's Visitation Returns, 1743 5 Volume Set
Sidney Leslie Ollard (Ed.)
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Description for Archbishop Herring's Visitation Returns, 1743 5 Volume Set
paperback. This five-volume collection, compiled in 1743 and first published in 1928-31, illuminates eighteenth-century parish life in Yorkshire. Editor(s): Ollard, Sidney Leslie; Walker, Philip Charles. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 17th and 18th Centuries. Num Pages: 1288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 71. Weight in Grams: 1769.
In 1743, the appointment of a new archbishop of York, Thomas Herring (1693–1757), led to the creation of one of the most useful historical records of parish life in eighteenth-century England. This five-volume edition of visitation returns was first published between 1928 and 1931. It contains the responses made by hundreds of clergymen to the archbishop's enquiries as to the social and religious character of their parishes. Incorporating records detailing clerical matters and covering subjects ranging from the number of families in residence to the popularity of Methodism and the provision of schools, these volumes comprise, in the words of ... Read more
In 1743, the appointment of a new archbishop of York, Thomas Herring (1693–1757), led to the creation of one of the most useful historical records of parish life in eighteenth-century England. This five-volume edition of visitation returns was first published between 1928 and 1931. It contains the responses made by hundreds of clergymen to the archbishop's enquiries as to the social and religious character of their parishes. Incorporating records detailing clerical matters and covering subjects ranging from the number of families in residence to the popularity of Methodism and the provision of schools, these volumes comprise, in the words of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
Number of pages
1288
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 17th and 18th Centuries
Number of Pages
1288
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781108058780
SKU
V9781108058780
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