The Landed Interest

Eric L. Jones
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Eric L. Jones: La Trobe University

Chapter Chapter 1 in Landed Estates and Rural Inequality in English History, 2018, pp 1-10 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Ever since the Restoration of Charles II in 1660 the estate system imposed continuity on developments in rural society and on agriculture, which was for centuries the largest sector in the economy. The Glorious Revolution of 1688 was not the start of change but was a stage in the national expansion of commercial influence. The estate system was perpetuated by prolonged inflows of trading profits and the entry of new merchant personnel. They were absorbed sufficiently well for the landed interest to remain a cohesive elite which produced similar effects through time and space. Treatment of domestic servants was especially distasteful, including sexual harassment, and conditions were poor for farmworkers.

Keywords: Domestic service; Estate system; Glorious Revolution; Investment of trading profits (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-74869-6_1

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