The Blount family in the long sixteenth century
This thesis is an extended case study of the lives, attitudes, actions and concerns of one gentry family - the Blounts of the West Midlands -from the second half of the fifteenth century to the early years of the seventeenth, described as the long sixteenth century. As well as looking at a family who are of interest in their own right, this thesis also sheds light on local, political, legal, religious, family and social aspects of the period, providing information on ties of local obligation, religious identity, political loyalties, the workings of kinship networks and some of the transformations unfolding in early modern society. The thesis takes a thematic approach, looking first at the family's economic background and local political role, with aspects of gentility, landownership and the offices of sheriff and justice of the peace considered. The family's role in the law courts as judges, litigants and defendants is then considered, as well as their role in parliament, their military involvement and their participation in patronage networks. Finally, the Blounts' religious role is considered, both in the early Reformation period and as a primarily Catholic family in the Elizabethan period. In particular,
Norton, Elizabeth Anna
The Blount family in the long sixteenth century. This thesis is an extended case study of the lives, attitudes, actions and concerns of one gentry family - the Blounts of the West Midlands -from the second half of the fifteenth century to the early years of the seventeenth, described as the long sixteenth century. As well as looking at a family who are of interest in their own right, this thesis also sheds light on local, political, legal, religious, family and social aspects of the period, providing information on ties of local obligation, religious identity, political loyalties, the workings of kinship networks and some of the transformations unfolding in early modern society. The thesis takes a thematic approach, looking first at the family's economic background and local political role, with aspects of gentility, landownership and the offices of sheriff and justice of the peace considered. The family's role in the law courts as judges, litigants and defendants is then considered, as well as their role in parliament, their military involvement and their participation in patronage networks. Finally, the Blounts' religious role is considered, both in the early Reformation period and as a primarily Catholic family in the Elizabethan period. In particular,
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