Women in Early Britain, 1450-1640

Name: Women in Early Britain, 1450-1640
Brand: Bloomsbury 3PL
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By Christine Peters

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Although in its infancy, the history of women in Wales and Scotland before and during the Reformation is now thriving. A longer tradition of historical studies has shed light on many areas of women's experience in England. Drawing on this historiography, Christine Peters examines the significance of contrasting social, economic and religious conditions in shaping the lives of women in Britain. Gender assumptions were broadly similar in England, Wales and Scotland, but female experience varied widely. Women in Early Modern Britain, 1450-1640 explores how this was influenced by various factors, including changes in clanship and inheritance, the employment of single women, the punishment of pregnant brides and scolds, the introduction of Protestantism, and the fusion of fairy beliefs with ideas of demonological witchcraft. Peters' text is the first comparative survey and analysis of the diversity of women's lives in Britain during the early modern period.

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Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 214
Release Date:: 2003-11-14
Publication Date:: 2004-01-01
Publisher:: Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 0333633598
ISBN13:: 9780333633595
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 276 g
Height:: 140 cm
Width:: 216 cm
Thickness:: 12 cm

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