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Death, religion, and the family in England, 1480-1750 [electronic resource] / Ralph Houlbrooke.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Houlbrooke, Ralph A. (Ralph Anthony), 1944-
- Series:
- Oxford studies in social history.
- Oxford studies in social history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Death--Social aspects--England.
- Death.
- Families--England--History.
- Families.
- Funeral sermons--England--History.
- Funeral sermons.
- Wills--England--History.
- Wills.
- England--Social life and customs.
- England.
- England--Religious life and customs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 435 p.).
- Other Title:
- Death, Religion, and the Family in England, 1480–1750
- Oxford studies in social history
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon, 2000.
- Summary:
- This volume examines the effects of religious change on the English way of death between 1480 and 1750. It discusses relatively neglected aspects of the subject such as the death-bed, will-making and the last rites.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780191678134 (ebook) :
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