The Gloucestershire Gentry
Gloucester: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1989. Hardcover. Chocolate boards with gilt lettering. Color-photographic dj with white lettering on green spine. Illustrated end papers. 269 pp. with bw images throughout. Fine/VG (light general shelf wear to dj). Item #150871
ISBN: 9780862995843
From the 15th-19th century, Gloucestershire was one of the most gentrified areas in England, following sales and grants of Church and Crown lands to lesser proprietors. This middle order of families bridged the gap between, and frequently married into, the aristocracy and the labor class. Charting its rise and subsequent decline demonstrates the importance this group of landowners held in the administration of the country. This comprehensive survey is drawn from county and estate records, diary entries, household accounts, marriage contracts, and correspondence. Stately homes and their inhabitants. Extensively illustrated.
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