| The Diocesan Population Returns for 1563 and 1603 Contributor(s): Dyer, Alan D. (Editor), Palliser, David M. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0197262449 ISBN-13: 9780197262443 Publisher: British Academy OUR PRICE: $130.68 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2005 Annotation: This volume provides two of the most important sources for population studies in the early modern period. The bishops' returns of 1563 and 1603 represent the earliest census-type information that has survived in England and Wales. The 1563 returns, surviving from twelve dioceses, record the number of households; the 1603 documents, from nine dioceses, survey religious nonconformity and estimate the number of communicants in each parish. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - General |
| Dewey: 314.2 |
| Series: Records of Social and Economic History |
| Physical Information: 1.72" H x 6.4" W x 9.34" (2.64 lbs) 684 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume provides two of the most important sources for population studies in the early modern period. The bishops' returns of 1563 and 1603 represent the earliest census-type information that has survived in England and Wales. The 1563 returns, surviving from twelve dioceses, record the number of households; the 1603 documents, from nine dioceses, survey religious nonconformity and estimate the number of communicants in each parish. |
