A replication package for a study on institutional change and property rights in pre-Industrial Revolution England. It focuses on the English Court of Wards and Liveries between 1540 and 1660. The author is Sean Bottomley, and the data was last updated in February 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze institutional change by examining property rights records from the Court of Wards and Liveries.
- Study the evolution of legal and administrative systems in England using historical court data from 1540-1660.
- Investigate the economic impact of property rights enforcement before the Industrial Revolution through court proceedings.
Strengths
- Data is associated with a specific historical study on institutional economics.
- Covers a defined 120-year period from 1540 to 1660.
- Dataset was last updated in February 2026, indicating recent maintenance.
Limitations
- The specific data structure, including column names, row count, and file formats, is unknown.
- The dataset's completeness and scope for replication are not detailed.
- Potential for niche focus, limiting generalizability to other institutions or time periods.
Provenance
- Source
- ICPSR Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Replication package for an academic study.
- Time Range
- 1540 to 1660
- Freshness
- Last updated on 2026-02-23.
- Geography
- England