Houlbrooke, Ralph (A.)
HOULBROOKE, Ralph (A.)
HOULBROOKE, Ralph (A.). British, b. 1944. Genres: History, Theology/Religion. Career: University of Reading, Reading, England, lecturer, 1971-88, reader, 1988-. Publications: Church Courts and the People during the English Reformation, 1979; The English Family, 1450-1700, 1984; (ed.) English Family Life, 1576-1716, 1988; (ed.) Death, Ritual, and Bereavement, 1989. Address: University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, Berks. RG6 2AA, England.
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