Daily Life in Stuart England

by Jeffrey L. Forgeng

Book Overview

England witnessed an overall rising standard of living in the seventeenth century. Still very much an agrarian society, approximately 80% of the population lived in rural settlements, and even citydwellers were in walking distance of farmland. However, as the the century came to an end a growing proportion of the population was living in urban areas. London in particular grew from some 200,000 people in 1600 to 575,000 by 1700 and went from being...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313324506
• ISBN13: 9780313324505
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Very interesting, gripping

"Daily Life is Stuart England" is an easy read. I finished it in mere days. The only thing I disliked was the lack of information on London's foreign trade. I would have liked to read more about the merchants and their daily lives. Also, the author goes into great detail on lower class Southwark, but never wanders up the bridge to the higher classes. These deficiencies aside, the book is very detailed, precise, and a good place for any interested reader to begin his research.