English Society 1580 1680

Download or read book English Society 1580–1680 written by Keith Wrightson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-06-17 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English Society, 1580-1680 paints a fascinating picture of society and rural change in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Keith Wrightson discusses both the enduring characteristics of society as well as the course of social change, and emphasizes the wide variation in experience between different social groups and local communities. This is an excellent interpretation of English society, its continuity and its change.