Wealth and Society in Early Sixteenth Century England

Auteur

J. C. K. Cornwall's other books include Revolt of the Peasantry 1549 and How to Read Old Title Deeds. He has also written numerous articles for journals such as the Economic History Review.

Texte du rabat

First published in 1988, this book **provides a remarkably clear and comprehensive picture of early Tudor society. Through the pages can be sensed the efforts of the people to disguise their sources of income from the royal investigators, and the fiscal skill of the tax gatherers in finding out the truth.

Résumé
First published in 1988, this book provides a remarkably clear and comprehensive picture of early Tudor society. Through the pages can be sensed the efforts of the people to disguise their sources of income from the royal investigators, and the fiscal skill of the tax gatherers in finding out the truth.

Contenu

1. Status and wealth 2. The structure of personal wealth 3. Landowning 4. The Common Weal 5. The labouring class and the poor 6. New perspectives