Barry Coward is Reader in History at Birkbeck College, University of London.

• Part One: The Structure of Early Modern English Society. 1. The Social Order in Early Modern England. 2. Geographical Mobility. 3. An Agrarian Society. 4. Contrasting Communities. 5. Family and Kinship. 6. Local Communities and the Nation. Part Two: Changing Material Conditions7. Population Fluctuations and Changing Social Fortunes. 8. Poverty and Dearth. 9. Affluence and Prosperity. Part Three: Changing Ideas 10. Education and Literacy. 11. The Impact of Protestantism. 12. The Scientific Revolution.Part Four: Documents. Bibliography.Index.

Barry Coward is Reader in History at Birkbeck College, University of London.

• Part One: The Structure of Early Modern English Society. 1. The Social Order in Early Modern England. 2. Geographical Mobility. 3. An Agrarian Society. 4. Contrasting Communities. 5. Family and Kinship. 6. Local Communities and the Nation. Part Two: Changing Material Conditions7. Population Fluctuations and Changing Social Fortunes. 8. Poverty and Dearth. 9. Affluence and Prosperity. Part Three: Changing Ideas 10. Education and Literacy. 11. The Impact of Protestantism. 12. The Scientific Revolution.Part Four: Documents. Bibliography.Index.