1st Edition
Family Life in the Seventeenth Century The Verneys of Claydon House
By Miriam Slater
Copyright 1984
222 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
222 Pages
by
Routledge
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The great issues and conflicts of the early seventeenth century were played out not only on the stages of the Court and Parliament, and, latterly, on the battlefield, but within the confines of the family. Originally published in 1984, in this pioneering study of the Verney family, based on more than 10,000 family letters and papers, Professor Miriam Slater shows how a family of country gentry... Read more
Acknowledgements. Introduction: The Verney Family Correspondence. 1. A History of the Family in the Seventeenth Century 2. Family Relationships 3. Marriage: The Male Perspective 4. Marriage: The Female Perspective 5. Children, Servants and Parents 6. Conclusion. Bibliography. Table: The Verney Family Genealogy. Index.
Biography
Miriam Slater
