[English History Collection] – Jones, Anthea / Jones, Glyn (photographer).

A Thousand Years of the English Parish: Medieval Patterns and Modern Interpretations.

Gloucestershire, The Windrush Press, 2000. 17.5 cm x 24 cm. 336 pages. Original Hardcover with original dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear.

Includes for example the following essays: Bishops and kingdoms / Patterns of pastoral care: ‘Roman’ ‘Gallic’ ‘Irish’ / Celtic saints and parish names / Monastic reform or parish formation? / Conquest and lordship / The significance of ‘Kirkby’ / Extending the parish’s services / The suppression of chantries, guilds and colleges / Puritanism and parochial reform / Ordained inequality / From chapel minister to perpetual curate / Some medieval parsonage houses / Gentlemen and plebeians / Observing clerical nuances: Anthony Trollope (1815 – 1882) / The regulation of Victorian enterprise / The age of bureaucracy / Reforming the parish by stealth etc.

’As a one-volume history of the English parish, a work to read, enjoy and profit from, this deserves a gold medal’ CHURCH TIMES

″Anthea Jones read Modern History at Oxford and later obtained a doctorate at the University of Kent. In 1991 she retired from a position as Head of History and Director of Studies at Cheltenham Ladies College to devote more time to writing and research. Tewkesbury was published in 1987 & The Cotswolds in 1994 “(Amazon)

• Keywords: British history · Church History · English History Collection · English Parish History · Library & Collection Building
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1900624508
• Inventory Number: 72360AB