Unravels the financial story of the Marquis of Anglesey's estates in Dorset and SomersetCreates an understanding of the complexities of estate finances and administration and explores the role of the estate managerExamines the ways in which the estate sought to impose social control through the spending of monies on items such as education, paying voting incentives and the negotiating of rental agreementsExplores how the estate formed part of an economy of expedience through the setting up of local industries, charitable payments to the poor, food, clothing and coal allowances
Reviews / Votes
"The resulting volume is not only a delight to read but provides real insight into the way that a heterogeneous late-Hanoverian/Victorian country estate could be effectively managed against a highly fluid social, financial and political landscape. . this volume will appeal across the board, from enthusiastic amateurs to serious scholars of rural history, social relations and the landed aristocracy. . it breaks genuinely new ground." (Peter Jones, Family & Community History, Vol. 22 (3), October, 2019)
Series
Edition
Language
Place of publication
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
1 s/w Abbildung
XI, 236 p. 1 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
ISBN-13
978-3-030-14551-4 (9783030145514)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-14552-1
Schweitzer Classification
Carol Beardmore
holds Research Fellowships at the University of Leicester, UK and part-time lectureships at De Montfort University, UK, and the Open University, UK. Dr. Beardmore has had articles published in
Rural History
and
Family and Community History
and chapters in
The Land Agent in Britain: Past, Present and Future
(2016),
Living the Family: A Study of Family Life, c.1650-1900
(2019) and
Disability Matters
(2018).
1. Introduction.- 2. Estate Finances and Administration.- 3. Working Relationships.- 4. Social Relationships.- 5. Politics and the Landed Estate.- 6. Social Control: Church, Charity and Education- 7. Conclusion.
