Neil Stacy (15 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The Haldanes have been in Scotland for over 800 years, and their story illustrates many of the defining themes of Scotlands history. Haldanes played significant roles in the Bruce war of independence, the political upheavals which accompanied the establishment of the Stewart dynasty, the religious struggles of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the Darien Scheme and the Act of Union, the Jacobite rebellions, the development of the East India Company, and in the theological controversies of the nineteenth century. In the twentieth century, Haldanes are still to be found in the public eye with some influence on matters of national significance. In this book, Neil Stacy follows the fortunes of the family, highlighting the extraordinary contribution they have made in so many areas as well as uncovering some of the more colourful episodes in the familys history, such as long-buried secrets of romance in the teeth of parental opposition, a military career threatened by a youthful liaison with a blackmailing barmaid, and an attempt to run a temperance hotel in the western Highlands which ended in high farce. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

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Fold-out eaflet and postcard of the church. Colour illustrations. Slight corner creasing/handling, otherwise good+. Postcard: Easter 1995, Photograph by Christopher Dalton.

Hardback. Condition: New. A key point of reference for all political and social historians of twelfth-century England.Early in 1166, Henry II sent out orders via his sheriffs to all his tenants-in-chief, instructing them to send him returns (subsequently referred to as the cartae baronum) that listed the number of knights enfeoffed upon their estates in 1135 (when Henry I died); the number of knights they had enfeoffed since 1135; how many knights were charged on their demesne; and the names of their knightly tenants. The returns submitted by his tenants-in-chief are therefore indispensable records for the nature of tenurial lordship as it operated under King Henry II. The cartae were instrumental in their own day in confirming ligeance from rear tenants, and providing up-to-date lists of honorial knights from whom the king might collect such feudal incidents (wardships and reliefs as well as scutages and aids) as fell during a period of royal custody. They also laid the groundwork for a possible revision ofknightly quotas owing to the crown. Due to the sheer level of detail within the returns, they are also a key source for those scholars who are interested in tracing the histories of individual honors and identifying comital, baronial and knightly landholders in twelfth-century England. This important volume brings together all the extant cartae baronum for the first time. In addition to these, there are notices, mostly from the early thirteenthcentury, of those cartae which are now lost. Each individual cartae here is accompanied by a detailed note that identifies the individual tenant in chief, briefly discusses the history of his barony or holding, anddefines the nature of his obligations to the crown under Henry II. The editor has also corrected a number of long-established textual errors, and identified as many subtenants as possible and located their toponyms. NEIL STACY gained his DPhil from Oxford. His publications include books on the estates of the abbeys of Glastonbury and Shaftesbury.…

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Hardback. Condition: New. A key point of reference for all political and social historians of twelfth-century England.Early in 1166, Henry II sent out orders via his sheriffs to all his tenants-in-chief, instructing them to send him returns (subsequently referred to as the cartae baronum) that listed the number of knights enfeoffed upon their estates in 1135 (when Henry I died); the number of knights they had enfeoffed since 1135; how many knights were charged on their demesne; and the names of their knightly tenants. The returns submitted by his tenants-in-chief are therefore indispensable records for the nature of tenurial lordship as it operated under King Henry II. The cartae were instrumental in their own day in confirming ligeance from rear tenants, and providing up-to-date lists of honorial knights from whom the king might collect such feudal incidents (wardships and reliefs as well as scutages and aids) as fell during a period of royal custody. They also laid the groundwork for a possible revision ofknightly quotas owing to the crown. Due to the sheer level of detail within the returns, they are also a key source for those scholars who are interested in tracing the histories of individual honors and identifying comital, baronial and knightly landholders in twelfth-century England. This important volume brings together all the extant cartae baronum for the first time. In addition to these, there are notices, mostly from the early thirteenthcentury, of those cartae which are now lost. Each individual cartae here is accompanied by a detailed note that identifies the individual tenant in chief, briefly discusses the history of his barony or holding, anddefines the nature of his obligations to the crown under Henry II. The editor has also corrected a number of long-established textual errors, and identified as many subtenants as possible and located their toponyms. NEIL STACY gained his DPhil from Oxford. His publications include books on the estates of the abbeys of Glastonbury and Shaftesbury.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This is a very full and comprehensive history of a south Gloucestershire parish, which includes the well-known National Trust property Dyrham Park, by actor and medieval scholar Nail Stacy, who has lived there for many years. It traces the history of the two villages, Dyrham and Hinton, that make up the place from the era of the Iron Age fort on Hinton Hill to modern times, examining the origin of the parish and manor, the layout of its settlement, the lives of those who worked or leased its land, and provided the crafts, trade, public houses, and local government that enabled it to function. Its society is studied as it developed from one of peasant cultivators into one of a few farmers and many landless farmhands, while the manorial authorities struggled to house a rising population, and the parochial officers sought to alleviate poverty. Religion in the parish is examined through the careers of rectors from the late 12th century onwards, describing the stress they endured during the Tudor Reformation, their contribution to the education of their congregation in the 17th and 18th centuries, and their reaction to the growth of Nonconformity in Hinton in the 19th. The book follows the descendants of the builder of Dyrham's baroque mansion as they struggled to preserve his legacy, falling into debt as their income failed to sustain the lifestyle he bequeathed - a problem exacerbated by an embezzling bailiff, by the elopement of an heiress with a penniless adventurer, and by the plunder of the estate by the family of a long-lived widow who had lapsed into senility, and finally by crippling taxation.It has been produced alongside and to inform the Victoria County History volume for the area currently in preparation This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This is a very full and comprehensive history of a south Gloucestershire parish, which includes the well-known National Trust property Dyrham Park, by actor and medieval scholar Nail Stacy, who has lived there for many years. It traces the history of the two villages, Dyrham and Hinton, that make up the place from the era of the Iron Age fort on Hinton Hill to modern times, examining the origin of the parish and manor, the layout of its settlement, the lives of those who worked or leased its land, and provided the crafts, trade, public houses, and local government that enabled it to function. Its society is studied as it developed from one of peasant cultivators into one of a few farmers and many landless farmhands, while the manorial authorities struggled to house a rising population, and the parochial officers sought to alleviate poverty. Religion in the parish is examined through the careers of rectors from the late 12th century onwards, describing the stress they endured during the Tudor Reformation, their contribution to the education of their congregation in the 17th and 18th centuries, and their reaction to the growth of Nonconformity in Hinton in the 19th. The book follows the descendants of the builder of Dyrham's baroque mansion as they struggled to preserve his legacy, falling into debt as their income failed to sustain the lifestyle he bequeathed - a problem exacerbated by an embezzling bailiff, by the elopement of an heiress with a penniless adventurer, and by the plunder of the estate by the family of a long-lived widow who had lapsed into senility, and finally by crippling taxation.It has been produced alongside and to inform the Victoria County History volume for the area currently in preparation This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This is a very full and comprehensive history of a south Gloucestershire parish, which includes the well-known National Trust property Dyrham Park, by actor and medieval scholar Nail Stacy, who has lived there for many years. It traces the history of the two villages, Dyrham and Hinton, that make up the place from the era of the Iron Age fort on Hinton Hill to modern times, examining the origin of the parish and manor, the layout of its settlement, the lives of those who worked or leased its land, and provided the crafts, trade, public houses, and local government that enabled it to function. Its society is studied as it developed from one of peasant cultivators into one of a few farmers and many landless farmhands, while the manorial authorities struggled to house a rising population, and the parochial officers sought to alleviate poverty. Religion in the parish is examined through the careers of rectors from the late 12th century onwards, describing the stress they endured during the Tudor Reformation, their contribution to the education of their congregation in the 17th and 18th centuries, and their reaction to the growth of Nonconformity in Hinton in the 19th. The book follows the descendants of the builder of Dyrham's baroque mansion as they struggled to preserve his legacy, falling into debt as their income failed to sustain the lifestyle he bequeathed - a problem exacerbated by an embezzling bailiff, by the elopement of an heiress with a penniless adventurer, and by the plunder of the estate by the family of a long-lived widow who had lapsed into senility, and finally by crippling taxation.It has been produced alongside and to inform the Victoria County History volume for the area currently in preparation This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This is a very full and comprehensive history of a south Gloucestershire parish, which includes the well-known National Trust property Dyrham Park, by actor and medieval scholar Nail Stacy, who has lived there for many years. It traces the history of the two villages, Dyrham and Hinton, that make up the place from the era of the Iron Age fort on Hinton Hill to modern times, examining the origin of the parish and manor, the layout of its settlement, the lives of those who worked or leased its land, and provided the crafts, trade, public houses, and local government that enabled it to function. Its society is studied as it developed from one of peasant cultivators into one of a few farmers and many landless farmhands, while the manorial authorities struggled to house a rising population, and the parochial officers sought to alleviate poverty. Religion in the parish is examined through the careers of rectors from the late 12th century onwards, describing the stress they endured during the Tudor Reformation, their contribution to the education of their congregation in the 17th and 18th centuries, and their reaction to the growth of Nonconformity in Hinton in the 19th. The book follows the descendants of the builder of Dyrham's baroque mansion as they struggled to preserve his legacy, falling into debt as their income failed to sustain the lifestyle he bequeathed - a problem exacerbated by an embezzling bailiff, by the elopement of an heiress with a penniless adventurer, and by the plunder of the estate by the family of a long-lived widow who had lapsed into senility, and finally by crippling taxation.It has been produced alongside and to inform the Victoria County History volume for the area currently in preparation.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. 'The Place called Dyrham' | a history of Dyrham and Hinton, Gloucestershire | Neil Stacy | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | Hobnob Press | EAN 9781918403060 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…