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This Biography of Humphrey Newton offers a unique view of gentry life at the time.The public and political lives of the fifteenth- and early sixteenth-century gentry have been extensively studied, but comparatively little is known of their private lives and beliefs. Humphrey Newton of Pownall, Cheshire, offers a rare and fascinating opportunity to redress the balance, thanks to the fortunate survival of a commonplace book he compiled c.1498-1524. Drawing upon this unique manuscript, this interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional study of Newton explores his family life, landed estate, legal work, piety, and his literary skills [he composed nearly twenty courtly love lyrics]. It charts his social advancement and the self-fashioning of his gentle image, while placing him in the context of current discussions of entry culture. What makes Newton even more noteworthy is that he was among the unsung and little known stratum of English society historians have labelled the 'lesser' gentry. As such, this book provides the first comprehensive biography of an early Tudor gentleman. Dr DEBORAH YOUNGS is lecturer in medieval history at Swansea University.

Gentry --- Gentry, Landed --- Landed gentry --- Squires --- Upper class --- Newton, Humphrey, --- Cheshire (England) --- Great Britain --- Chester (England : County) --- County of Cheshire (England) --- County Palatine of Chester (England) --- Cheshire West and Chester (England) --- Cheshire East (England) --- History --- Social life and customs --- English society. --- Humphrey Newton. --- courtly love lyrics. --- early Tudor gentleman. --- family life. --- gentry culture. --- gentry life. --- historical specificity. --- landed estate. --- legal work. --- piety. --- private lives.

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Drawing on an eclectic range of primary and secondary sources Chaplin examines the development of darts in the context of English society in the early twentieth century. He reveals how darts was transformed during the interwar years to become one of the most popular recreations in England, not just amongst working class men and, to a lesser extent, working class women but even (to some extent) among the middle and upper classes. This book assesses the social, economic and cultural forces behind this transformation. This work also considers the growth of the darts manufacturing industry and assesses the overall effect the growing popularity of darts had on interwar society and popular culture, with particular reference to the changing culture and form of the English public house. This original study will be of interest to sports historians, social historians, business historians, sociologists and sports scientists.

Darts (Game) --- Social aspects --- History --- English pub. --- English public house. --- English society. --- National Darts Association. --- Victorian period. --- brewing industry. --- dartboards. --- darts manufacturing industry. --- darts. --- interwar society. --- mass leisure. --- middle classes. --- popular culture. --- popular recreation. --- upper classes. --- working class men. --- working class women.

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A distinct Anglo-Jewish identity developed in Britain between 1840 and 1880. Over the course of these forty years, a mature, increasingly comfortable, native-born Jewish community emerged and matured in London. The multifaceted growth and change in communal institutional and religious structures and habits, as well as the community's increasing familiarity and comfort with the larger English society, contributed to the formation of an Anglo-Jewish communal identity. The history of this community and the ways in which it developed are explored in this volume using archival and also contemporary advertising material that appeared in the Jewish Chronicle and other Anglo-Jewish newspapers in these years.

1800s Jewish history. --- 19th century Anglo-Jews. --- 19th century history. --- Anglo-Jewry. --- British Jews. --- British history. --- English history. --- English society. --- History;English Jews;Jews. --- Jewish Chronicle. --- Jewish demography. --- Jewish education. --- Jewish emancipation. --- Jewish life in England. --- Jewish studies. --- London. --- United Kingdom. --- charity. --- class. --- communal religious life. --- diaspora. --- modern Jewish history. --- modern Jewish identity formation. --- nineteenth century history. --- philanthropy. --- religious culture. --- religious studies. --- responses to modernity. --- social history. --- zedakah. --- HISTORY / Jewish. --- English Jews. --- History. --- Jews.

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"A View from Abroad" explores the story of John and Abigail Adams in Europe"-- "From 1778 to 1788, the Founding Father and later President John Adams lived in Europe as a diplomat. Joined by his wife, Abigail, in 1784, the two shared rich encounters with famous heads of the European royal courts, including the ill-fated King Louis XVI and Queen Marie-Antoinette, and the staid British Monarchs King George III and Queen Charlotte. In this engaging narrative, A View from Abroad takes us on the first full exploration of the Adams's lives abroad. Jeanne E. Abrams reveals how the journeys of John and Abigail Adams not only changed the course of their intellectual, political, and cultural development--transforming the couple from provincials to sophisticated world travelers--but most importantly served to strengthen their loyalty to America." -- Amazon.com.

Ambassadors --- Diplomats' spouses --- Adams, John, --- Travel. --- United States. --- France --- England --- Londres (Angleterre) --- Paris (France) --- États-Unis --- London (England) --- United States --- Moeurs et coutumes --- Relations exterieures --- Social life and customs --- Foreign relations --- 1789 Constitution. --- American future. --- American identity. --- American nationhood. --- American oligarchy. --- American virtue. --- Benjamin Franklin. --- Count Vergennes. --- Court of St. James's. --- Defence of the Constitutions of the United States. --- Dutch Diplomacy. --- Early American diplomacy. --- English society. --- European society. --- Excessive opulence. --- French Diplomacy. --- French manners. --- French royal court. --- French society. --- French women. --- John Quincy Adams. --- King George III. --- London society. --- Nabby Adams. --- Opulent lifestyle. --- Parisian elite. --- Queen Charlotte. --- Return to America. --- Shay's Rebellion. --- Spanish society. --- The Binghams. --- Thomas Jefferson.