Migration and Society in Britain, 1550-1830

Migration is one of the most imprecise and difficult of all aspects of pre-industrial population to measure.

It was a major element in economic and social change in early modern Britain, yet, despite a wealth of detailed research, there has been no systematic survey of its importance.

This book reviews a wide range of aspects of population migration, and their impacts on British society, from Tudor times to the main phase of the Industrial Revolution.