Land Tax or Excise: the levying of taxation in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century England
- J. Beckett
- Economics
- 1 April 1985
The Pattern of Landownership in England and Wales, 1660‐1880
- J. Beckett
- History, Economics
- 1 February 1984
One of the most hotly debated issues in nineteenth-century England was the land question. An increasingly vociferous reform movement argued that the vast majority of the country's property was in the…
Writing Local History
- J. Beckett
- History, Economics
- 2007
List of illustrations Abbreviations Acknowledgements Preface I Introduction IIThe origins of local history The chorographic tradition William Camden Christopher Saxton County histories Dugdale and…
The aristocracy in England, 1660-1914
- J. Beckett
- History, Economics
- 1 November 1987
Part 1 The English aristocracy: who were the aristocracy? the making of the aristocracy - land the making of the aristocracy - channels of admission. Part 2 The aristocracy and the economy: the…
Agricultural rent in England, 1690-1914
- M. Turner, J. Beckett, B. Afton
- History, Economics
- 1997
Agricultural historians have collected and published a remarkable amount of material in recent years, partly as a result of the ongoing series 'The Agrarian History of England and Wales'. Missing…
The agricultural revolution
- J. Beckett
- Economics, History
- 1990
The agricultural revolution in history innovation enclosure land output agriculture and the economy.
Farm Production in England 1700-1914
- M. Turner, J. Beckett, B. Afton
- Geography
- 5 July 2001
Introduction 1. Agricultural Production 2. The Farmers and their Records 3. Farming Practice 4. Wheat 5. Barley and Oats 6. Livestock 7. The Agricultural Revolution Appendix 1 Appendix 2
The Aristocratic Contribution to Economic Development in Nineteenth Century England
- J. Beckett
- Economics, History
- 1988
Historians have generally taken a sceptical view of the contribution of the aristocracy to economic growth in England. This paper suggests that although it is almost impossible to quantify the…
City Status In The British Isles, 1830 - 2002
- J. Beckett
- History, Economics
- 2005
Contents: Introduction The city in British history Civic rivalry: Manchester and the quest for city status, 1836-88 Civic pride: towns into cities, 1888-1914 Civic status and civic promotion: the…
A Centenary History of Nottingham
- J. Beckett, P. Dixon
- History, Economics
- 1 December 2006
Part 1 The origins of Nottingham and the medieval town: the origins of Nottingham the Anglo-Saxon town and the Norman conquest the royal castle the medieval town trade and manufacture the late…
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