Transforming English Rural Society

John Broad Explores The Rise And Fall Of The Verney Family Of Middle Claydon Buckinghamshire Demonstrating The Family''S Rise To Wealth As Motivated By A Strong Dynastic Imperative. He Reveals How The Family Managed Its Estates To Maximize Income And Used Its Wealth To Transform The Claydon Villages And Landscape Creating A Pattern Of Open And Closed Parishes. Based On The Formidable Verney Family Archive With Its Abundant Correspondence This Book Will Appeal To Anyone Interested In The English Countryside As A Dynamic Force In English Social Economic And Demographic History.