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Register of the Freemen of the City of York from the City Record (Volume II) 1559-1759.

Register of the Freemen of the City of York from the City Record (Volume II) 1559-1759.

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ISBN10: 9354150438
ISBN13: 9789354150432
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Sep 7 2020
Pages: 352
Weight: 1.41
Height: 0.94 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Names that shaped a city. A ledger of civic life. Volume II of the Register of the Freemen of the City of York, 1559-1759, opens a direct window onto two centuries of municipal life. This York freemen register preserves the official admissions and enrolments that underpinned civic privilege, trade membership and local governance. As a civic records collection it lays down the basic threads that knit together yorkshire local history and the lived experience of early modern towns. As an archival reference book for early modern England history, the register belongs with english parish records and other british historical documents used by researchers. Historians and genealogists rely on such material to anchor family ancestry research and to map social and economic ties; the entries supply names, dates and civic links that make the 16th to 18th century intelligible at everyday level. Casual readers drawn to York city historical records will encounter human fragments and municipal texture, while scholars will appreciate the steady, factual ledger that supports detailed study. Taken together with wills, court papers and guild lists, these pages form a networked resource for prosopography and microhistory, helping to trace apprenticeship, kinship and commercial connections across generations. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Whether consulted as a british genealogy resource, a companion for family ancestry research, or an archival reference book for a private collection, the register speaks with the quiet authority of primary documentation. Classic-literature collectors will prize the context it supplies to period fiction and biographies; private archivists and local history enthusiasts will value the direct access to civic detail and source material.

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