- Church and community in the early Middle Ages
- the later Middle Ages
- churchwardens' accounts and other late-medieval sources
- the Reformation changes and their effect on the Church life of local communities
- the Church and parish life in the seventeenth century
- the eighteenth century Church and the local community
- parish life during the Church revival of the nineteenth century.
- (source: Nielsen Book Data)
A survey of the historical development of the Church in English local communities and how it has affected peoples' daily lives. It is intended to be both a history and a guide for researchers to English parish life. The author also offers advice on the sources of evidence available for those undertaking local history projects. The book is directed towards local historians, archaeologists, students, the general reader and all those interested in parish life.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)