English Social History; A Survey of Six Centuries, Chaucer to Queen Victoria. By G. M. Trevelyan, O.M., Master of Trinity College, Late Regius Professor of Modern History in the University of Cambridge. Longmans, Green, And Co.; London, New York, and Toronto; 1947.
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George Macaulay Trevelyan (1876-1962) was a renowned British historian, who held various academic positions, including serving as the Master of Trinity College, Cambridge. His writing is characterised by its accessibility and engaging style, making complex historical concepts and events more understandable to a broad readership.
The book takes a thematic approach to English social history, exploring topics such as the feudal system, the English Reformation, the impact of the Industrial Revolution, and changes in family life, among others. The work aimed to focus on the experiences and daily lives of ordinary people throughout history, as opposed to the lives of kings and queens, etc.
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Provenance:
Bookplate and gilt crest on front board of King's School, Canterbury. The gilt crest bears the inscription "Regiae Cantuariensis Sigilum Scholae" (Seal of the Royal School of Canterbury). The bookplate is signed by the headmaster and dated 1953.
On the school's website: "The King's School is part of the Cathedral Foundation which dates to the beginnings of Christianity in Anglo Saxon England at the time of St Augustine's mission in 597...".
King's School is Britain's oldest public school, according to Wikipedia, and one of the oldest continuously operating school in the world.
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Note inscribed "Life membership fee £2.20" and "With the Secretary's Compliments". The words "Artillery House, Earl's Court, London S.W.5" have been crossed out. Stamped "Artillery House, 68 Woolwich Common, S.F. 18".
Size: 155 x 220 x 40 mm (approx.)
Condition:
Spine lightly rubbed. Both boards securely attached with rubbed joints. Boards with very minor superficial scratches and marks. Minor shelf and edge wear. Rubbed corners. Page edges lightly toned with very minor foxing. Bookplate attached to front pastedown. Endpapers foxed. Text block very clean with light toning and very sporadic very minor foxing. Uncollated.
