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What was life like for women who lived in Tudor and Stuart England? This fascinating book provides a colourful and comprehensive account of the daily experiences of these women, using first-hand sources such as diaries, letters, and household accounts. The authors investigate the varying expectations and opportunities that existed at different stages of women's lives; and examine a range of different themes: the role of female friendships and networks of support or censure; the ways in which women were affected by prevailing gender stereotypes; the diverse roles of women in the religious and political movements of the times. The book focuses on the preoccupations of ordinary women, comparing the hand-to-mouth existence of the poorest with the ambitions and activities of those from wealthier backgrounds. These views on the world - the outlook of that half of the population usually hidden from the historical record - provide a valuable new perspective on the history of sixteenth- and seventeenth-centu

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: Women in Early Modern England 1550-1720
• Author: Patricia Crawford
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480
• EAN: 9780198208129
• ISBN: 019820812X
• ID: 04476901
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Weight: 768 g
• Dimensions: 233 × 156 × 28 mm
• Date of publishing: 21. October 1999

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