An Account of the Social Work of The Salvation Army

A superb account of the good works of The Salvation Army. Details of the shelters for the poor and homeless, work with ex-convicts, assisted emigration, and many other subjects.    

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English Gilds

  hardback   ISBN 978-0-197-22040-5

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English Goldsmiths and their Marks

Containing complete lists of Irish gold and silver marks as well as all known Dublin and provincial apprentices, freemen, quarter-brothers and masters, Jackson's publication remains unsurpassed and is still the authoritative publication in the history, work and membership of the Irish, English and Scottish Guilds of Goldsmiths. At more than 750 pages, this publication has no peer in the breadth and depth of material.     ISBN 1-84630-096-7

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Guilds and the Parish Community in Late Medieval East Anglia c. 1470-1550

The parish and the guild were the two poles round which social and religious life revolved in late medieval England. This study, drawing freely on East Anglian records, shows how influential they were in the lives of their communities in the years before the break with Rome - and provides an implicit commentary on the impact of the Henrician Reformation at parish level. The records of many of the guilds (or fraternities) of East Anglia in the years 1470-1550 are examined for evidence of their form, function and popularity; the spread of fraternities across East Anglia, the size of individual guilds, types of member, and the benefits of guild membership are all studied in detail. The social and religious functions of the fraternities are then compared with the parish, through a study of the records of two Norfolk market towns (Wymondham and Swaffham) and two Suffolk villages (Bardwell and Cratfield). A final chapter studies the fortunes of the guilds during the early years of the Reformation, up to their dissolution in 1548. KEN FARNHILL is research associate at the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of York.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-903-15305-5

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Leper Knights

One of the most unusual contributions to the crusading era was the idea of the leper knight - a response to the scourge of leprosy and the shortage of fighting men which beset the Latin kingdom in the twelfth century. The Order of St Lazarus, which saw the idea become a reality, founded establishments across Western Europe to provide essential support for its hospitaller and military vocations.   paperback   ISBN 978-1-843-83067-2

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Medical Charities, Medical Politics

In mid-nineteenth-century Ireland there existed a system of medical relief for the poor, via a country-wide system of dispensaries, superior to any public health system in England and arguably in Europe. This book examines the dispensary system and Irish health policy and administration in general, focusing upon the Medical Charities Act of 1851, which placed medical relief under the control of the Irish Poor Law Commission.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-861-93228-3

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Minute-Books of the Spalding Gentlemen's Society, 1712-1755

Facsimile of record of matters and items discussed by this society, modelled on the meetings of the Royal Society.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-901-50349-7

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Patterns of Philanthropy

The nineteenth-century city was characterised by the development of a wide variety of voluntary associations and institutions which set out to address social problems and promote the public good. This book presents a study of voluntarism in the city of Bristol. Attention is focused first on the long-established endowed charities which funded poor relief, almshouses and schools; the author charts the decline of this form of giving in favour of the new benevolent associations of the eighteenth century, reflecting the centrality of the debate over the control of civic charities during the era of municipal reform. The book moves on to look in more depth at the city's many voluntary organisations and societies, presenting a comprehensive picture of developments up to 1870 in such fields as health, education and missionary work to the poor. This is followed by an analysis of the social impact of voluntary activity, and a survey of the limitations of voluntary sector welfare provision.
MARTIN GORSKY is Lecturer in History at the University of Wolverhampton.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-861-93245-0

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The History of Freemasonry

Three large volumes describe the history of Freemasonry across the world. Mediaeval origins in trades unions, decline during the Reformation and return in 1717 until 1887. Chronicles antiquities, symbols, customs and constitutions of every Grand Lodge, in England, Europe, Asia and North America.    

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The Knights Hospitaller

This short study of the history of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, Rhodes and Malta, also known as the Knights Hospitaller, is intended as an introduction to the Order for academics working in other fields, as well as the interested general reader.   hardback   ISBN 978-1-843-83038-2

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The Knights of the Crown

Opens up an important subject and present the findings of much diligent research. It is a significant contribution to the history of the political life and culture of the later medieval aristocracy. MAURICE KEEN

Orders of lay knights - the most famous of which are those of the Garter and the Golden Fleece - were founded at some time between 1325 and 1470 in almost every kingdom of Western Christendom, and played an important part in the life of the court. Jonathan Boulton defines the `monarchical' orders as those with corporate statutes which attached the presidential office to the crown of the princely founder, or made it hereditary in his house. Modelled either directly or indirectly on the fictional society of the Round Table, they incorporated varying numbers of elements borrowed from the older religious orders of knighthood and from contemporary institutions. This study explores the nature and history of thirteen orders, and reveals them as not only an ingenious supplement to (or replacement for) the feudo-vassalic ties that still bound the leading members of the nobility to their sovereign, but also as the most important institutional embodiments of the secular ideals of chivalry that were at the heart of the international court culture of the age.
JONATHAN BOULTON teaches at the University of Notre Dame.   paperback   ISBN 978-0-851-15795-5

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The Records of the Company of Shipwrights of Newcastle upon Tyne 1622-1967. Volume I

Original records contained in 13 volumes. Presented in three sections: Orders made by the company, reproduced almost in entirety, Resolutions etc. passed at meetings, and Annual Accounts of the Company, a selection of those which best illustrate the development and history of the company. See Surtees Society volume 184.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-854-44001-6

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The Rise and Fall of the York Whig Club 1818-1830

This is one of an on-going series of publications from the Borthwick Insitute for Archives, intended to provide insights into new research concerning the history of Yorkshire and the North of England.   pp 32   ISBN 0-903857-34-0

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The St Christopher and St George Guild of York

This is one of an on-going series of publications from the Borthwick Insitute for Archives, intended to provide insights into new research concerning the history of Yorkshire and the North of England.     ISBN 0-903857-27-8

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The Surtees Society 1834-1934 Including a Catalogue of its Publications with Notes on their Sources and Contents and a List of the Members of the Society from its Beginning to the Present Day.

History, including many letters and documents reproduced in full, catalogue of publications up to volume 152 and list of members   hardback   ISBN 978-0-854-44024-5

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Wardens' Accounts and Court Minute Books of the Goldsmiths' Mistery of London, 1334-1446

The goldsmiths of London had formed an organised guild, or mistery (in the medieval sense of 'craft' or 'profession') by the twelfth century. Granted their first royal charter in 1327 by Edward III, they are one of the twelve great livery companies, and still oversee the work of goldsmiths, silversmiths and jewellers. Published here for the first time are their two earliest record books, presented in the original languages, French (Anglo-Norman), English and Latin, with a facing-page translation into modern English. From these full records valuable and lively detail emerges: the working practices of gold and silversmiths, the financial accounts of the wardens, apprentices admitted, participation in civic events such as pageants, and records of offences (both professional and personal) brought before the disciplinary court. The edition is accompanied by a full introduction, a bibliography, a subject index and a complete name index.
LISA JEFFERSON, MA, D Phil, FSA, is a medievalist who works both in Oxford and in France.   hardback   ISBN 978-0-851-15890-7

Price:  £95.00