Eighteenth-Century Britain saw significant numbers of the middle classes imprisoned for debt, with many motivated by a fear of financial failure rather than a desire for upward social mobility.
This study examines the role that Debt Insecurity played within society, and the fragility of the credit relations that underpinned it..
Eighteenth-Century Britain saw significant numbers of the middle classes imprisoned for debt, with many motivated by a fear of financial failure rather than a desire for upward social mobility