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The crisis of the aristocracy, 1558-1641
Lawrence Stone
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Frontmatter
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (page xvi)
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TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS (page xix)
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I INTRODUCTION (page 1)
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PART ONE THE NATURE OF THE CRISIS
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II THE PEERAGE IN SOCIETY (page 21)
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III THE INFLATION OF HONOURS (page 65)
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IV ECONOMIC CHANGE (page 129)
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V POWER (page 199)
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PART TWO GETTING AND SPENDING (page 271)
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VI ESTATE MANAGEMENT (page 273)
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VII BUSINESS (page 335)
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VIII OFFICE AND THE COURT (page 385)
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IX CREDIT (page 505)
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X CONSPICUOUS EXPENDITURE (page 547)
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PART THREE MINDS AND MANNERS
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XI MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY (page 589)
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XII EDUCATION AND CULTURE (page 672)
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XIII RELIGION (page 725)
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XIV CONCLUSION: THE CRISIS OF CONFIDENCE (page 746)
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Appendixes
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I Mobility of Land, 1560-1699 (page 754)
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II Grants of Arms, 1560-1639 (page 754)
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III Creations of Knights, Baronets, Irish and English Peers, 1558-1641 (page 755)
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IV Pre-1603 Peerage Creations: Increases and Decreases (page 756)
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V 1603-41 Peerage Creations: Increases and Decreases (page 757)
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VI Numbers and Composition of the Peerage, 1487-1641 (page 758)
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VII Age of Title, 1558-1641 (page 759)
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VIII Estimates of Gross Rental, 1559, 1602, 1641 (page 760)
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IX Estimates of Gross Income, 1559, 1602, 1641 (page 762)
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X Frequency Distribution of Manors, 1535, 1597-1608 (page 763)
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XI Manorial Holdings, 1558-1641 (page 764)
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XII Estimated Distribution of Income between Peers and Gentry in 1601 and 1688 (page 767)
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XIII Fertility, 1540-1659 (page 768)
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XIV Biological Failure, 1559-1641 (page 769)
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XV Recorded Acts of Violence and Duels involving Peers, 1580-1639 (page 770)
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XVI The Movement of Landed Income, 1530-1641 (page 771)
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XVII Peers in business, 1560-1639 (page 773)
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XVIII Net Profit from Customs Farms, c. 1606-12 (page 773)
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XIX Offices and Rewards, 1558-1639 (page 774)
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XX Lists of Debts with Names of Creditors, 1575-1660 (page 777)
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XXI Heavy Debtors, c. 1601 (page 778)
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XXII Debtors, c. 1641 (page 779)
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APPENDIX XXIII Annual Expenditure, 1546-1651 (page 782)
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XXIV Food Consumption, 1512-1650
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XXV Funerals, 1489-1651 (page 783)
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Note on Appendixes XXVI-XXXIII. Marriage Statistics (page 786)
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XXVI Duration of First Marriages, 1558-1641 (page 787)
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APPENDIX XXVII Age of Accession to Title, and Death, 1558-1641 (page 787)
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XXVIII Total Number of Marriages, 1540-1659 (page 788)
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XXIX Marriages with Heiresses, 1540-1659 (page 788)
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XXX Social Status of Wives, 1540-1659 (page 788)
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XXXI Marriage Portions offered by Peers, 1475-1724 (page 789)
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XXXII The Portion/Jointure Ratio, 1485-1734 (page 790)
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XXXIII Age at First Marriage, 1540-1659 (page 791)
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XXXIV Matriculations at the Universities, 1550-1639 (page 791)
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XXXV Admissions to the Inns of Court, 1550-1639 (page 792)
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XXXVI The Grand Tour, 1560-1639 (page 792)
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XXXVII Libraries (page 793)
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Published: 1965
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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