The ruling elite of Cambridgeshire, England, c. 1520-1603

Book info: The ruling elite of Cambridgeshire, England, c. 1520-1603 (Hardcover, 392 pages – Edwin Mellen Pr, 2003) – Edwin Mellen Pr, 2003. Language: Eng.

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Bourgeois (history, Southwest Texas State U.) identifies and analyzes the higher local officials, such as justices of the peace, sheriffs, ad-hoc commissioners, lords lieutenant, deputy lieutenants, and members of parliament. He also considers local, national, and central factors or circumstances that impacted the nature of the this elite, including geography, kinship, local social and political connections, religion, central policy, and extended political forces. Local responses to central demands also to his interest when they shed light on the nature of the ruling elite, the patterns of politics in the shire, and the role of provincial elites in the production of an effective early modern state. The text is double spaced. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)