The Rise and Fall of Merry England: The Ritual Year 1400-1700

by Ronald Hutton

Book Overview

An entertaining book that breaks new scholarly ground, The Rise and Fall of Merry England explores the rituals which marked the passage of the year in late medieval and early modern England. Treating both religious and secular rituals, and both popular and elite ones, Hutton tells how they
altered over time in response to political, religious, and social change. He also addresses some key issues in English history: the character and pace of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198203632
• ISBN13: 9780198203636
• Release Date: December 1994
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"