Notes Of Post Mortem Inquisitions Taken In Sussex. 1 Henry Vii, To 1649 And After - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9354444873 ISBN 13: 9789354444876

Publisher: Alpha Editions, 2021

Synopsis

Land, lineage, and law meet in stark testimonies of death and inheritance from Sussex across Tudor and Stuart England. Every line is a witness. Compiled by F. W. T. Attree, Notes Of Post Mortem Inquisitions Taken In Sussex, 1 Henry VII, To 1649 And After gathers a remarkable historical legal records collection from the inquisitions post mortem Sussex officials undertook when a landholder died. These archival record transcripts Sussex researchers rely on capture feudal land tenure records in detail: manors, rents, obligations, heirs, and ages, forming a primary source collection England's historians use to illuminate property inheritance history England and the shifting fortunes of families over nearly two centuries. For anyone engaged in genealogy research Sussex England, early modern Sussex history, or the study of Tudor and Stuart England, this primary source collection serves researchers and readers alike. Names, relationships, tenures, and place-names appear in a form that supports british local history records, manorial court records england studies, and reference for legal historians tracing the evolution of landholding and succession. Authoritative and vivid, Attree's work links lives to patterns of power, economy, and landscape, invaluable for academics, students, family historians, and all who wonder how communities were shaped by land and law. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, restored for today's and future generations, and more than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure for scholars, local historians, and collectors who recognise the enduring value of England's documentary past.

Edition details

• Publisher: Alpha Editions
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9354444873
• ISBN 13: 9789354444876
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 312