The murder of Mr. Grebell : madness and civility in an English town / Paul Kl?eber Monod.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Monod, Paul Kl?eber.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Breads, John, -1743.

Breads, John.

Grebell, Allen, -1743.

Grebell, Allen.

Murder--England--Rye--Case studies.

Murder.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (xi, 294 p., [12] p. of plates) ) ill., map.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On a winter night in 1743, a local magistrate was stabbed to death in the churchyard of Rye by an angry butcher. Why did this gruesome crime happen? What does it reveal about the political, economic, and cultural patterns that existed in this small English port town? To answer these questions, this fascinating book takes us back to the mid-sixteenth century, when religious and social tensions began to fragment the quiet town of Rye and led to witch hunts, riots, and violent political confrontations. Paul Monod examines events over the course of the next two centuries, tracing the town's transition as it moved from narrowly focused Reformation norms to the more expansive ideas of the emerging commercial society. In the process, relations among the town's inhabitants were fundamentally altered. The history of Rye mirrored that of the whole nation, and it gives us an intriguing new perspective on England in the early modern period.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Spook Stories

2. A Parcel of Devils

3. The Valley of Humiliation

4. Oligarchs

5. Politeness and Police

6. Looking for Allen Grebell

Notes

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 250-284) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-72218-9

9786611722180

0-300-13019-8

OCLC:

1024003013