Aaron Allen, Cathryn Spence Edinburgh Housemails Taxation Book, 1634

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Автор: Aaron Allen, Cathryn Spence
Название: Edinburgh Housemails Taxation Book, 1634–1636
ISBN: 9780906245392
Издательство: Wiley
Классификация:

Всеобщая и мировая история

История Британии и Ирландии

История раннего нового времени: с 1450/1500 гг. по 1700 г.

Социальная история и история культуры

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ISBN-10: 0906245397
Обложка/Формат: Hardcover
Страницы: 672
Вес: 0.90 кг.
Дата издания: 16.10.2014
Серия: Scottish history society 6th series
Язык: English
Иллюстрации: 1 line drawings, black and white; 1 illustrations, black and white
Размер: 226 x 146 x 58
Читательская аудитория: Professional and scholarly
Ключевые слова: General & world history,Miscellaneous items
Основная тема: General & world history,Miscellaneous items
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Описание: In 1633, plans were made for a new one-off tax on house-rent, or mail, intended to pay the stipends of Edinburghs clergy. At the request of Charles I, full power and commission was given for passing through the whole city and trying of what mail every tenement, dwelling house, low tavern, cellar or chamber, and an inventory was taken, which survives in manuscript form in the Edinburgh City Archives. While it would seem that the tax was never actually collected and so was a failure in terms of municipal fund-raising, it left an incredibly detailed record of the socio-economic and political structures of the Scottish capital. Giving information on landlords, tenants, rental and annuity for over 900 businesses and 3,900 houses, the record enables the topographies of Edinburgh down to house-by-house level to be reconstructed; whilst Cardinal Beatons Lodgings, or the Pudding Market, no longer survive, the inventory sheds important light on these missing structures and allows for a fuller interpretation of the still extant buildings, such as Mary Kings Close, or Gladstones Land. Now published in its entirety for the first time, this valuable record gives us an exceptional view of an early modern capital and an unprecedented insight into the socio-economic composition and landscape of early modern Edinburgh, forming an invaluable resource for those interested in topics such as the demographic and economic history of preindustrial towns, urban topography and the local and genealogical history of Scotlands capital. It is particularly useful in illuminating those sections of society so often hidden from history, and giving a rare window into the people and property of Edinburgh on the eve of revolution. The volume also includes an extensive historical introduction explaining the nature, context and utility of the records. Dr Aaron Allen is a Honorary Postdoctoral Fellow in Scottish History at the University of Edinburgh, where he teaches history for the Office of Lifelong Learning; Dr Cathryn Spence is a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada.

Edinburgh Housemails Taxation Book, 1634–1636, Aaron Allen, Cathryn Spence