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Women In England 1500-1760

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Women In England 1500-1760
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Anne Laurence
SeriesWomen in History
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:336
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 155
Category/GenreBritish and Irish History
ISBN/Barcode 9781842126226
ClassificationsDewey:305.40942
Audience
General
Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 8

Publishing Details

Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Imprint Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publication Date 1 September 2005
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Drawing on a wide range of recent research, WOMEN IN ENGLAND is an intimate social history of women who experienced life between the Reformation and the Industrial Revolution. Anne Laurence writes about marriage, sex, childbirth, work within and outside the household, education, religion and women's activity in the community and the wider world. 'A marvellously rich and fresh survey of English women from the Reformation to the dawn of the Industrial Revolution' Roy Porter, The Sunday Times

Author Biography

Anne Laurence studied history at the Universities of York and Oxford. She has worked at the Open University since 1976, where she is a Senior Lecturer in History. She has recently completed work on an Open University course on France and the British Isles in the seventeenth century, with a television series on the use of buildings for social history.

Reviews

Here is a fascinating social history of women and their lives between the Reformation and the Industrial Revolution. Anne Laurence covers marriage, sex, childbirth, work within and outside the home, education, religion and women's activity in the community and the wider world