Henry Hunt is famed for promoting universal male suffrage through his public speaking across Britain, which attracted mass audiences in the first decades of the nineteenth century. Unbeknown to many people, Hunt was Lord of the Manor of Glastonbury, using the town as a base to discuss, and experiment with, radical reform. Stout’s article examines Henry Hunt’s activities in Glastonbury and his legacy among the populace.
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William Crouch of Englishcombe and Wellow (1503-1586): M.P., Ruthless Property-Dealer, Administrator and Trouble-maker
16th century Cornish historian, Richard Carew, marvelled at the way in which ‘the golden shower of the dissolved abbey lands rained well-near into every gaper’s mouth. Among those with open mouths eager to receive this monastic bounty in the Bath area was William Crouch. Bettey provides insight into one the most unscrupulous men of this era, who seized the opportunity of the sale of monastic property to amass huge wealth.
A New Look at the Maire of Bristowe is Kalender
The Maire of Bristowe is Kalendar,begun in 1478/9 by the town clerk, Robert Ricart,contains the first fully developed chronicle to be produced in an English provincial town.The book represents a considerable investment of time, money and intellectual effort. Its conception was unusually ambitious, and it was the product of a prosperous, sophisticated and self-conscious urban community. Peter Fleming provides a new look on this important document, as well as providing insight on the context of its creation.