A History of the Post in England from the Romans to the Stuarts

ISBN-13: 9780367136383 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 284 str.

Philip Beale

Opis

Originally published in 1998, this book discusses three meanings of the word 'post’: the letters, those who carried them, and the means of distribution.

Recenzje

’Philip Beale is to be congratulated on this fascinating history of the English posts up to 1635. This will be the standard work on the subject for many years to come and can be thoroughly recommended to all readers.’ Journal of the Royal Philatelic Society '’...extremely well-researched...a major contribution to a hitherto rather neglected aspect of English socio-economic history.'’ British Philatelic Bulletin, Vol. 36, No. 5 ’...a thoroughtly enjoyable journey from Roman to Stuart times. His research is meticulous and not only illustrates how the postal service developed, but en route creates an intriguing social history...The chapter on Tudor roads and postal routes is exceptional...this is a book that keeps one turning the page, keen to get an insight not only into the English post, but also into the lives of the many users of the service.’ Antiquaries Journal, vol. 80 '... assured and learned.' English Historical Review

Spis treści

1. From the Romans to the Norman Conquest.  2. The Royal Mail in the Middle Ages.  3. Medieval Highways and Travellers.  4. The Medieval and Tudor Church: Writs, Letters and Messengers.  5. Medieval Towns: Correspondence and Messengers.  6. Fifteenth-Century Letters.  7. The Carriers from the Conquest to the Stuarts.  8. The Organisation of the Tudor Post at Home and Abroad.  9. Carrying the Tudor Mail.  10. Tudor Roads and Postal Routes.  11. Sixteenth-Century Letters.  12. The Organisation of a National Postal Service.  Appendices.  1. Books and Articles on the English Post before 1635.  2. Sir Brian Tuke's Letter to Thomas Cromwell, 17 August 1533.  3. Viscount Montague's Secretariat, 1595.  4. Examples of Costs of Subsidised Tudor and Stuart Postal Routes.  5. Postal Accounts from June 1621 to May 1632.

O autorze

Philip Beale