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

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

by RonaldHutton (Author)

Synopsis

Highly readable and entertaining, Ronald Hutton's acclaimed work is the first comprehensive account of the religious and secular rituals of late medieval and early modern England. This book is intended for readers with an interest in English traditional life and customs; folklorists; scholars and students of late medieval and early modern British and European history; historians of culture.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 377
Edition: New
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Published: 06 Jun 1996

ISBN 10: 0192853279
ISBN 13: 9780192853271

Media Reviews
Hutton has written a scholarly text that convinces and delights through his masterly deployment of illustrative detail. --Observer


Hutton has written a scholarly text that convinces and delights through his masterly deployment of illustrative detail. --Observer

Hutton has written a scholarly text that convinces and delights through his masterly deployment of illustrative detail. --Observer


Hutton has written a scholarly text that convinces and delights through his masterly deployment of illustrative detail. --Observer


Author Bio

About the Author:
Ronald Hutton is Reader in History at the University of Bristol and author of numerous books including Charles II: King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Oxford, 1989) and The Pagan Religions of the Ancient British Isles (1991).