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An Essay On The Principle Of Population, As It Affects The Future Improvement Of Society - With Remarks On The Speculations Of Mr Godwin, M. Condorcet, And Other Writers

by Thomas Robert Malthus

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 Published anonymously, this is the 1798 first edition of Malthus' provocative work of political and economic theory. His discussions of prostitution, contraception and sex, and his denial of the right of the poor to be supported in the face of famine, poverty and disease, made this a highly controversial text.
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Letters Written By Eminent Persons In The Seventeenth And Eighteenth Centuries - To Which Are Added, Hearne'S Journeys To Reading, And To Whaddon Hall, The Seat Of Browne Willis, Esq., And Lives Of Eminent Men

by John Aubrey

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 This three-volume 1813 compilation consists of antiquarian manuscripts from the Bodleian Library and the Ashmolean Museum, but is significant for containing the notes on the 'lives of eminent men' by John Aubrey, which were published here for the first time, and later became famous as his Brief Lives.
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Historical Memorials Of Westminster Abbey

by Arthur Penrhyn Stanley

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 In this 1869 work, Arthur Stanley draws on both the manuscript archives of Westminster Abbey and on the work of earlier historians to describe its foundation, the coronations, the royal tombs, the other monuments to distinguished men and women, and the history of the abbey before and after the Reformation.
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A Topographical And Historical Account Of The Parish Of St Mary-Le-Bone - Comprising A Copious Description Of Its Public Buildings, Antiquities, Schools, Charitable Endowments, Sources Of Public Amusement, Etc. With Biograph

by Thomas Smith

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 Little is known about Thomas Smith, the author of this 1833 history of St Marylebone in London, where he was born and had lived for thirty-six years. The illustrated book describes the boundaries of the parish, its buildings, and some of the famous people who had lived in the district.
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Anecdotes And Traditions, Illustrative Of Early English History And Literature, Derived From Ms. Sources

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 This work, containing a selection from the 'Merry Passages and Jests', collected by a Norfolk gentleman, Sir Nicholas L'Estrange (1604â€"55), with shorter extracts from the anecdotes of John Aubrey, and a manuscript by one John Collet, was prepared by antiquarian William Thoms for the Camden Society in 1839.
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The Book Of The Court - Exhibiting The Origin, Peculiar Duties, And Privileges Of The Several Ranks Of The Nobility And Gentry

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 This remarkable 1838 publication, dedicated to the soon-to-be-crowned Queen Victoria, is a review of state ceremonial and court etiquette, giving details of the royal family, and describing the titles, history and roles of all court officials, from the Poet Laureate and the Historiographer Royal to the Clerk of the Closet.
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Chronicles Of London

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 This work, first published in 1905, contains editions and discussion of three mid-fifteenth-century manuscript copies of London chronicles giving detailed insight into the city in the reign of Henry V. It was compiled by the respected historian Charles Lethbridge Kingsford (1862â€"1926), who published extensively on the period.
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Anecdotes Of The Manners And Customs Of London From The Roman Invasion To The Year 1700: Volume 3

by James Peller Malcolm

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 Published in 1811, this three-volume second edition gives a typically personal and often light-hearted account of the history and customs of Malcolm's adopted city. He ponders on the diet and dress of the ancient Britons and suggests that the Great Fire of London was state-sanctioned to rid the city of plague.
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Anecdotes Of The Manners And Customs Of London From The Roman Invasion To The Year 1700

by James Peller Malcolm

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 Published in 1811, this three-volume second edition gives a typically personal and often light-hearted account of the history and customs of Malcolm's adopted city. He ponders on the diet and dress of the ancient Britons and suggests that the Great Fire of London was state-sanctioned to rid the city of plague.
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Anecdotes Of British Topography - Or, An Historical Account Of What Has Been Done For Illustrating The Topographical Antiquities Of Great Britain And Ireland

by Richard Gough

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 The antiquarian Richard Gough (1735â€"1809) wanted the study of British history and antiquities to be more scholarly and thorough. This major work, published in 1768, was a gazetteer of published and unpublished materials of all kinds relating to the local history and topography of Great Britain and Ireland.
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Registrum Sacrum Anglicanum - An Attempt To Exhibit The Course Of Episcopal Succession In England From The Records And Chronicles Of The Church

by William Stubbs

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 This 1858 work by William Stubbs (1825â€"1901) presents a chronological account of the succession of the bishops of England from Augustine's consecration in 597 up to 1857. Drawing on many original sources, this is an important work of ecclesiastical history by a prominent and influential scholar.
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A Descriptive List Of The Printed Maps Of Yorkshire And Its Ridings, 1577â€“1900

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 First published for the Yorkshire Archaeological Society in 1933 and reprinted in 1971, this is an extensive and well-illustrated catalogue of maps of the Yorkshire region, drawn between 1577 and 1900, with informative descriptions. It remains of value to local historians and geographers.
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Catalogue Of The Anglo-Jewish Historical Exhibition, Royal Albert Hall, London, 1887

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 The Anglo-Jewish Exhibition of 1887 assembled works of art and artefacts illustrating the history of English Jewry, with later academic enterprises being undertaken as a direct result. This catalogue of the exhibits, published in 1888, also includes a number of full-page photographs.
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The State Of The Poor - Or, An History Of The Labouring Classes In England, From The Conquest To The Present Period

by Frederick Morton Eden

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 Published in 1797, this three-volume work looks at the history of poverty in England, the lifestyles of the poor and the various measures introduced to tackle the problem. It features a set of detailed reports on living conditions of the poor in the various English counties.
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The State Of The Poor - Or, An History Of The Labouring Classes In England, From The Conquest To The Present Period

by Frederick Morton Eden

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 Published in 1797, this three-volume work looks at the history of poverty in England, the lifestyles of the poor and the various measures introduced to tackle the problem. It features a set of detailed reports on living conditions of the poor in the various English counties.
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The State Of The Poor - Or, An History Of The Labouring Classes In England, From The Conquest To The Present Period

by Frederick Morton Eden

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 Published in 1797, this three-volume work looks at the history of poverty in England, the lifestyles of the poor and the various measures introduced to tackle the problem. It features a set of detailed reports on living conditions of the poor in the various English counties.
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A History Of Agriculture And Prices In England - From The Year After The Oxford Parliament (1259) To The Commencement Of The Continental War (1793)

by Arthur G. L. Rogers e James E. Thorold Rogers

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 This revealing eight-piece compilation documents the fluctuating prices of agricultural produce in England between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries. Volume 7 Part 2 (edited after the author's death by his son and published in 1902) offers further documentary information collected by Rogers for the work.
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A History Of Agriculture And Prices In England - From The Year After The Oxford Parliament (1259) To The Commencement Of The Continental War (1793)

by James E. Thorold Rogers

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 This immensely detailed eight-piece compilation documents the fluctuating prices of agricultural produce in England between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries. Volume 7 Part 1 (edited after the author's death by his son and published in 1902) presents data from 1703 to 1793.
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A History Of Agriculture And Prices In England - From The Year After The Oxford Parliament (1259) To The Commencement Of The Continental War (1793)

by James E. Thorold Rogers

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 This immensely detailed eight-piece compilation documents the fluctuating prices of agricultural produce in England between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries. Volume 4 (of 1882) discusses the period from 1401 to 1582, using the data published in Volume 3 to explore wealth distribution, weights, measures and currency, labour, and wage variation.
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A History Of Agriculture And Prices In England - From The Year After The Oxford Parliament (1259) To The Commencement Of The Continental War (1793)

by James E. Thorold Rogers

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 This immensely detailed eight-piece compilation documents the fluctuating prices of agricultural produce in England between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries. Volume 3 (from 1882) presents in tabular form data from 1401 to 1582, showing the prices of a range of products in towns and cities across the country.
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A History Of Agriculture And Prices In England - From The Year After The Oxford Parliament (1259) To The Commencement Of The Continental War (1793)

by James E. Thorold Rogers

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 This immensely detailed eight-piece compilation documents the fluctuating prices of agricultural produce in England between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries. Volume 2 (from 1866) presents in tabular form the data from 1259 to 1400 discussed in Volume 1, showing the prices of a range of products across the country.
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A History Of Agriculture And Prices In England - From The Year After The Oxford Parliament (1259) To The Commencement Of The Continental War (1793)

by James E. Thorold Rogers

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 This detailed eight-piece compilation documents the fluctuating prices of agricultural produce in England between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries. Volume 1 (from 1866) uses the data for the period 1259â€"1400 (supplied in Volume 2) to explore topics such as farming methods, taxation, and the financial consequences of the plague.
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A History Of Agriculture And Prices In England - From The Year After The Oxford Parliament (1259) To The Commencement Of The Continental War (1793)

by James E. Thorold Rogers

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 This immensely detailed eight-piece compilation documents the fluctuating prices of agricultural produce in England between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries. Volume 6 (from 1887) presents in tabular form data from 1583 to 1702, showing the prices of a range of products in towns and cities across the country.
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A History Of Agriculture And Prices In England - From The Year After The Oxford Parliament (1259) To The Commencement Of The Continental War (1793)

by James E. Thorold Rogers

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 This immensely detailed eight-piece compilation documents the fluctuating prices of agricultural produce in England between the thirteenth and eighteenth centuries. Volume 5 (from 1887) uses the data supplied in Volume 6 to discuss the period from 1583 to 1702, exploring topics such as building materials, carriage costs and wage fluctuation.
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