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Houlbrooke, Ralph A. 1944-

Death, religion, and the family in England, 1480-1750 [electronic resource] / Ralph Houlbrooke. - Oxford : Clarendon, 2000. - 1 online resource (xiii, 435 p.). - Oxford studies in social history . - Oxford studies in social history. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This volume examines the effects of religious change on the English way of death between 1480 and 1750. It discusses relatively neglected aspects of the subject such as the death-bed, will-making and the last rites.

ISBN: 9780191678134 (ebook) : No price

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Death--Social aspects--England.
Families--History.--England
Funeral sermons--History.--England
Wills--History.--England

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
England--Social life and customs.
England--Religious life and customs.

LC Class. No.: GT3244.A2

Dewey Class. No.: 393.09420903