The State and Social Change in Early Modern England, 1550-1640
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: September 6, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9781403900463
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1500 to c 1700; Constitution: government & the state; Social history; c 1500 to c 1600; c 1600 to c 1700; Political Science; History & Theory - General; History; History - General History; Textbooks; History: World; England; Europe - Great Britain - General; Government - Comparative; Political Science / History & Theory
First sentence: On 6 December 1609, James I and his Privy Council wrote to the sheriffs and justices of the peace of all the counties of the realm, severely criticising the endemic negligence of provincial governors.