Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Preface; Acknowledgements; Note on editorial practice; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 A gentry family in county and court society 1603-1642; 3 The Civil War and Interregnum 1642-1657; 4 The creation of an enclosed estate 1600-1657; 5 Land, business, and dynastic advance 1657-1736; 6 The making of a modern landed estate; 7 Power in the community -- the making of an estate village 1660-1740; 8 The rise and fall of Verney fortunes in the eighteenth century 1740-1820
Summary
John Broad explores the rise and fall of the Verney family of Middle Claydon, Buckinghamshire. He shows how the family were impelled by a strong dynastic imperative, how they managed their estates to maximise income and transformed three local villages into 'open' and 'closed' parishes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-289) and index
