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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Edwards, Peter (1944-....)
Titre(s) : Horses and the aristocratic lifestyle in early modern England [Texte imprimé] : William Cavendish, first Earl of Devonshire (1551-1626), and his horses / Peter Edwards
Publication : Woodbridge (GB) : Boydell Press, 2018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XV- 256 p.) : ill., maps ; 25 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 235-244. Index
This book, by a leading authority on early modern social and cultural history, examines
in detail how an important English aristocrat managed his horses. At the same time,
it discusses how horses and the uses to which they were put were a very significant
social statement and a forceful assertion of status and the right to political power.
Based on detailed original research in the archives of Chatsworth House, the book
explores the breeding and rearing, the buying and selling, and the care and maintenance
of horses, showing how these activities fitted in to the overall management of the
earl's large estates. It outlines the uses of horses as the earl and his retinue travelled
to and from family, the county assizes and quarter sessions, social visits and London
for "the season" and to attend Court and Parliament. It also considers the use of
horses in sport: hawking, hunting, racing and the other ways in which visitors were
entertained. Overall, the book provides a great deal of detail on the management of
horses in the period and also on the yearly cycle of activities of a typical aristocrat
engaged in service, pleasure and power
Sujet(s) : Devonshire, William Cavendish comte de (1590-1628)
Cheval -- Société -- Grande-Bretagne -- 16e siècle
Aristocratie -- Grande-Bretagne -- 16e siècle
Indice(s) Dewey :
305.520 94109 (23e éd.) = Classes supérieures - Îles britanniques - Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 1783272880. - ISBN 9781783272884 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45789765q
Notice n° :
FRBNF45789765
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