Unravels the financial story of the Marquis of Anglesey's estates in
Dorset and SomersetCreates an understanding of the complexities of
estate finances and administration and explores the role of the estate
managerExamines the ways in which the estate sought to impose social
control through the spending of monies on items such as education,
paying voting incentives and the negotiating of rental
agreementsExplores how the estate formed part of an economy of
expedience through the setting up of local industries, charitable
payments to the poor, food, clothing and coal allowances