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Culture and society in Britain 1660-1800

By Black, Jeremy, 1955-

Hardback. English.

Published Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1997

Jeremy Black provides a wide-ranging and up-to-date study of an exciting and important period in British cultural history. This collection is genuinely...

Consuming splendor: society and culture in seventeenth-century England

By Peck, Linda Levy

Hardback. English.

Published Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005

Tracing the ways in which 17th-century consumption of luxury goods changed social practices, gender roles, royal policies and the economy, this book considers...

Men and the emergence of polite society: Britain, 1660-1800

By Carter, Philip

Paperback. English.

Published Harlow: Longman, 2001

This is an account of the changing status of men and masculinity in eighteenth century England. It explores the revolution which took place in Britain...

Hubbub: filth, noise, & stench in England, 1600-1770

By Cockayne, Emily, 1973-

Hardback. English.

Published New Haven, [Conn.]; London: Yale University Press, c2007

Through the stories of a large cast of characters from varied walks of life, this text compares what daily life was like in different cities across England...

Mistress of the house: great ladies and grand houses, 1670-1830

By Baird, Rosemary

Hardback. English.

Published London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2003

The roles of women as wives, chatelaines and keepers-up of fashion in the great power houses of 17th- and 18th-century Britain is the subject of this...

Queenship in Britain, 1660-1837: royal patronage, court culture and dynastic politics

Hardback. English.

Published Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2002

These essays look at how queens, princesses of Wales, and royal daughters used patronage powers and operated within confines of royal family politics...