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Businessmen and benefactors: The Macclesfield silk manufacturers and their support for the town's charitable institutions, 1750-1900

Griffiths, Sarah J.; University of Chester (The Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire, 2008)

This article discusses how Macclesfield silk manufacturers contributed towards the development of voluntary organisations as part of their public role, using Sunderland Street Wesleyan chapel and the ragged and industrial school as examples. It explores the general reasons behind their charitable involvement and the extent to which their contribution was critical to the success of Sunderland Street Wesleyan chapel and the ragged and industrial school.
Furnishing the Dukes with a Royal Reputation: The use of chambers and chapels at the Burgundian Court

Wilson, Katherine A.; University of Chester (Leuven university Press, 2018-10-01)

This article examines the way in which the dukes of Burgundy used chambers and chapels to legitimise their right to rule and to suggest that they could lay claim to a royal crown.