ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SQUIREARCHY
From squire + -archy, on the model of hierarchy, monarchy, etc.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SQUIREARCHY»
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squirearchy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
squirearchy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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English Comedy: Its Role and Nature from Chaucer to the ...
The fact is that the Mediaeval Church, on its financial side, was a squirearchy
richer and more jealous of its possessions than any which has existed since the
Reformation. What that revolution did was to transfer enormous wealth from one ...
It is often falsely asserted that the Reformation was a plunder of the poor; that it
dispossessed them of their heritage in favour of a squirearchy. The fact is that the
medieval Church, on its financial side, was a squirearchy richer and more jealous
...
George Gordon Coulton, 1945
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The Historic Waterfront of Washington,
Squirearchy. The region that is now the District of Columbia was, in the 1790s, a
sleepy landscape dominated by a local, inbred squirearchy of about ten
interconnected families who made their money as tobacco merchants,
slaveholders and ...
Chapter. One. Traditions. of. t. the. Squirearchy. LX m^ l^e socia-' hierarchy of two
influential Virginian fami- <x*-lies, the renowned Lee family of Stratford Hall and
the equally prestigious Custis family of Fairfax County, George Washington ...
Bernice-Marie Yates, 2003
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Reform Acts: Chartism, Social Agency, and the Victorian ...
Agricultural. Improvement. and. the. Squirearchy. in. Hillingdon. Hall. In February
1843, a little over a year before Coningsby appeared, Robert Smith Surtees
commenced serial publication in the New Sporting Magazine ofHillingdon Hall, ...
Chris R. Vanden Bossche, 2014
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Tudor and Stuart Women Writers
Catholic. Squirearchy. and. Women. ys. Writing. The. Countesses. of. Oxford. and.
Arundel. and. Elizabeth. Weston. IN THE FIRST two decades of Elizabeth I's reign
, the struggle of English Protestants to control the throne, after the setback of ...
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Facades: Edith, Osbert, and Sacheverell Sitwell
Sir William Walton recalls him now as 'willing to do absolutely anything for
publicity', and when the Express controversy died down Osbert launched a most
astute attack upon 'The Enemy'. One of the great strengths of the Squirearchy lay
in its ...
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The Medieval Scene: An Informal Introduction to the Middle Ages
CHAPTER 111 T/2e Cbureb and the Village E may characterise medieval village
government not unfairly as squirearchy, though often a benevolent squirearchy
enough, just as the squirearchy of the eighteenth century was often benevolent ...
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The Lover's Quarrel: The Two Foundings and American ...
In this vein, they saw the farmer as the ideal citizen and the fount ofthe highest
virtues, which was why a good amount oftheir domestic program was dedicated
toward the cultivation of a virtuous squirearchy. Jacksonian Democrats revered
the ...
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A History of Twentieth-Century British Women's Poetry
John Pearson dramatises the battle between 'Squirearchy' and Bloomsbury
which had acute implications for women, especially progressive poets: 'The
Sitwells . . . were no match for the traditionalists who had the London Mercury, the
New ...
Jane Dowson, Alice Entwistle, 2005
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SQUIREARCHY»
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squirearchy is used in the context of the following news items.
Steve Bell on Labour's stance on welfare bill – cartoon
None. The squirearchy is preparing for the next recession, at the other end little will be left of any worth or humanity. The UK has always been prone to nihilism. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Falstaff @ Royal Opera House, London
The panelled walls of the Gentlemen's Club, populated by some prime examples of the Squirearchy, surround a minutely detailed set; for us those walls did not ... «musicOMH.com, Jul 15»
Sorting Out the Strands of the Cobb Family
Jeff Foxworthy to the contrary notwithstanding, however, the squirearchy's penchant for continually re-fortifying the family creds at the altar that actually made ... «Flagpole Magazine, Apr 15»
AH Halsey - obituary
“For me personally,” he wrote, “the class system, whether in its inherited rural form of squirearchy or its urban structure of bourgeoisie and proletariat, was always ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Oct 14»
This Engaging Book Explains How a Few Scoundrels in 17th …
... Thompson shows that Money was the most important character in the development of Virginia's 18th century Squirearchy. This book is highly recommended.". «PR Web, Oct 14»
Karagöz, the funniest man of shadows
... Karagöz" that happened while Hafız Bey, the famous puppeteer, was performing the play titled "Karagöz's Squirearchy" in the presence of Sultan Selim III. «Daily Sabah, Jun 14»
Book Review: 'American Romantic' by Ward Just
Harry is almost obsessed with Sunday lunches among the squirearchy at his father's house in the Connecticut hills, where bankers, World War II brigadiers and ... «Wall Street Journal, Apr 14»
The Chedi, Andermatt: Alpine class meets the luxury of the Orient
Plenty of Brits too, but more city-slicker than squirearchy. Chedi, a Thai word for a Buddhist stupa, is the brand name for luxury resorts operated by the ... «The Independent, Feb 14»
Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City by Russell …
In the English colonies to the south what emerges is a faux-bluff squirearchy based ever more crushingly on black slavery. In the English colonies to the north, ... «The Guardian, Oct 13»
The Levellers and Egypt's Islamists
... aristocracy and squirearchy but secular liberals and socialists, who have populated the political landscape of the Middle East for over a century, and are now ... «The Guardian, Sep 13»
