Bloody Marsh. A Seventeenth-Century Village in Crisis by Peter Warner

Bloody Marsh. A Seventeenth-Century Village in Crisis by Peter Warner

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`A story of rising poverty, enclosure, accusations of rape, and the brutal confrontation of the landed and the dispossessed'. What began as a dispute over grazing rights in the village of Walberswick in Suffolk in April 1644, led to the death of a man and the subsequent hanging of three others.

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Bloody Marsh. A Seventeenth-Century Village in Crisis by Peter Warner

`A story of rising poverty, enclosure, accusations of rape, and the brutal confrontation of the landed and the dispossessed'. What began as a dispute over grazing rights in the village of Walberswick in Suffolk in April 1644, led to the death of a man and the subsequent hanging of three others. The events of this month are pieced together through primary source material and the events are used as a medium for discussing life in the seventeenth century community. A great story and a great book.
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ISBN 13 9780953863013
ISBN 10 0953863018
Title Bloody Marsh. A Seventeenth-Century Village in Crisis
Author Peter Warner
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Windgather Press
Year published 2000-12-01
Number of pages 146
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.