Peter Edwards

Horses and the Aristocratic Lifestyle in Early Modern England

William Cavendish, First Earl of Devonshire (1551-1626) and His Horses

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Produktbeschreibung

Through a study of horses, the book reveals how an important and growing aristocratic estate was managed, where the aristocrat at the centre of it - William Cavendish - travelled and how he spent his time, and how horses were oneof the means by which he asserted his social status.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Boydell & Brewer
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. März 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9781783272884
• ISBN-10: 1783272880
• Artikelnr.: 49455325

Autorenporträt

Peter Edwards

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Running the Family Business: Landed Wealth and Estate
Management Funding the Aristocratic Lifestyle: Demesne Farming and the
Price Revolution Breeding and Rearing Horses in and for One's Image Caveat
Emptor: Buying and Selling Horses Grooming to Perfection: The Care and
Maintenance of Horses Visiting One's 'Neighbours': Social Life in the
Provinces The Call of Duty: The Aristocracy as Public Servants On the Road:
Travel to London for the Season The Public and Private Lives of Elite
Visitors to the Capital Passing the Time with the Aristocracy Conclusion
Glossary Bibliography