Women in Early Modern Britain, 1450-1640
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Women in Early Modern Britain, 1450-1640 by Christine Peters
The history of women in Wales and Scotland is in a thriving infancy compared to England. This book draws on this work to examine the significance of contrasting social, economic and religious conditions in shaping the lives of women in Britain. Although gender assumptions were broadly similar, female experience varied. 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 all contributed to the diversity of women's lives in Britain.
'[P]rovid[es] readers with a striking picture of the potential for variety in British women's lives- Continuity and Change
CHRISTINE PETERS is Lecturer in History at Queen's College, Oxford. Her research interests lie in the comparative study of women, gender and religion.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780333633595 |
| ISBN 10 | 0333633598 |
| Title | Women in Early Modern Britain, 1450-1640 |
| Author | Christine Peters |
| Series | Social History In Perspective |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2003-11-14 |
| Number of pages | 206 |
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