1st Edition
The Charities of London, 1480 - 1660 The aspirations and the achievements of the urban society
By W K Jordan
Copyright 2007
466 Pages
by
Routledge
466 Pages
by
Routledge
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In this work Professor Jordan continues his study of the origins of modern social and cultural institutions in England. He is concerned with the momentous shift which occurred in men's aspirations for their society in the course of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, as reflected in the charities which were established by gifts and bequests.
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I THE CITY AND ITS PEOPLE II GENERAL COMMENTS ON THE DATA III THE ASPIRATIONS OF WOMEN DONORS IV THE WEB OF PARISHES V THE STRUCTURE OF CLASS ASPIRATIONS VI THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE AGE VII LONDON AND THE NATION VIII NOTES
Biography
W. K. Jordan
