{"product_id":"humphrey-newton-1466-1536-deborah-youngs-9781843833956","title":"Humphrey Newton (1466-1536): An Early Tudor Gentleman","description":"\u003cb\u003eBiography of Humphrey Newton offers a unique view of gentry life at the time.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe public and political lives of the fifteenth- and early sixteenth-century gentry have been extensively studied, but comparatively little is known of their private lives and beliefs. Humphrey Newton of Pownall, Cheshire, offers a rare and fascinating opportunity to redress the balance, thanks to the fortunate survival of a commonplace book he compiled c.1498-1524. Drawing upon this unique manuscript, this interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional study of Newton explores his family life, landed estate, legal work, piety, and his literary skills [he composed nearly twenty courtly love lyrics]. It charts his social advancement and the self-fashioning of his gentle image, while placing him in the context of current discussions of gentry culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What makes Newton even more noteworthy is that he was among the unsung and little known stratum of English society historians have labelled the 'lesser' gentry. As such, this book provides the first comprehensive biography of an early Tudor gentleman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Dr DEBORAH YOUNGS is lecturer in medieval history at Swansea University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah Youngs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1843833956\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781843833956\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boydell Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.20w x 1.00d","brand":"Deborah Youngs","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48447987876095,"sku":"9781843833956","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ff9e599c-3645-43fa-8054-5a8e24d05948.jpg?v=1777236146","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/humphrey-newton-1466-1536-deborah-youngs-9781843833956","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}