Carol Beardmore holds Research Fellowships at the University of Leicester, UK and part-time lectureships at De Montfort University, UK, and the Open University, UK. Dr. Beardmore has had articles published in Rural History and Family and Community History and chapters in The Land Agent in Britain: Past, Present and Future (2016), Living the Family: A Study of Family Life, c.1650-1900 (2019) and Disability Matters (2018).

“The resulting volume is not only a delight to read but provides real insight into the way that a heterogeneous late-Hanoverian/Victorian country estate could be effectively managed against a highly fluid social, financial and political landscape. … this volume will appeal across the board, from enthusiastic amateurs to serious scholars of rural history, social relations and the landed aristocracy. … it breaks genuinely new ground.” (Peter Jones, Family & Community History, Vol. 22 (3), October, 2019)

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Estate Finances and Administration.- 3. Working Relationships.- 4. Social Relationships.- 5. Politics and the Landed Estate.- 6. Social Control: Church, Charity and Education- 7. Conclusion.

Carol Beardmore holds Research Fellowships at the University of Leicester, UK and part-time lectureships at De Montfort University, UK, and the Open University, UK. Dr. Beardmore has had articles published in Rural History and Family and Community History and chapters in The Land Agent in Britain: Past, Present and Future (2016), Living the Family: A Study of Family Life, c.1650-1900 (2019) and Disability Matters (2018).

“The resulting volume is not only a delight to read but provides real insight into the way that a heterogeneous late-Hanoverian/Victorian country estate could be effectively managed against a highly fluid social, financial and political landscape. … this volume will appeal across the board, from enthusiastic amateurs to serious scholars of rural history, social relations and the landed aristocracy. … it breaks genuinely new ground.” (Peter Jones, Family & Community History, Vol. 22 (3), October, 2019)

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Estate Finances and Administration.- 3. Working Relationships.- 4. Social Relationships.- 5. Politics and the Landed Estate.- 6. Social Control: Church, Charity and Education- 7. Conclusion.

Carol Beardmore holds Research Fellowships at the University of Leicester, UK and part-time lectureships at De Montfort University, UK, and the Open University, UK. Dr. Beardmore has had articles published in Rural History and Family and Community History and chapters in The Land Agent in Britain: Past, Present and Future (2016), Living the Family: A Study of Family Life, c.1650-1900 (2019) and Disability Matters (2018).

“The resulting volume is not only a delight to read but provides real insight into the way that a heterogeneous late-Hanoverian/Victorian country estate could be effectively managed against a highly fluid social, financial and political landscape. … this volume will appeal across the board, from enthusiastic amateurs to serious scholars of rural history, social relations and the landed aristocracy. … it breaks genuinely new ground.” (Peter Jones, Family & Community History, Vol. 22 (3), October, 2019)

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Estate Finances and Administration.- 3. Working Relationships.- 4. Social Relationships.- 5. Politics and the Landed Estate.- 6. Social Control: Church, Charity and Education- 7. Conclusion.