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Thesis by P J Willoughby Higson on Willoughby of Parham

Reference code
WIH
Title
Thesis by P J Willoughby Higson on Willoughby of Parham
Date
1969
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and format
Paper; ff. 2883. Seven volumes.
Quarto.
Cloth binding, black.
Scope and content
'A Neglected Revolution Family. The Lancashire Lords Willoughby of Parham and their Association with Protestant Dissent' by Philip J. Willoughby Higson (PhD thesis, University of Liverpool, 1969), FRSA. Typescript.

An account of the lives and careers of the 1st-5th Barons Willoughby between 1640-1765, and their connection with religious dissent, politics and education. Seven volumes:- Vols. I, II. Thesis, with bibliography; Vols. III-VII. Appendices (12) consisting of edited correspondence, legal and economic material, pedigrees, etc., maps and plans, and many photographs. See A.J., 52 (1972), 169-84 (account of Hugh, 5th Baron Willoughby, PSA).
Creator
Higson, Philip John Willoughby (1933-2012), historian and poet
Previous reference number(s)
SAL/MS/840