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loginThis book has been written to accompany the Anglo-American Conference of the Institute of Historical Research, whose theme in was ‘Wealth and Poverty’. I wish to thank the Director of the Institute, David Bates, for encour-aging me to undertake this assignment. I would also like to thank Peter Carson, Penny Daniel, Maggie Hanbury, Sally Holloway and Tim Penton for the part they have played in the publication of this book.