Mistress of the House: Great Ladies and Grand Houses 1670-1830

by Rosemary Baird

Book Overview

In MISTRESS OF THE HOUSE Rosemary Baird describes women's roles as wives, chatelaines and keepers-up of fashion in decoration and entertainment in the great power houses of Britain. Large town houses... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0753817713
• ISBN13: 9780753817711
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Phoenix House
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Strong Women Beautiful Houses

I liked this book. It shows how women were able to accomplish more than we thought they could. The women had more control over how their households were run than I believe Victorian women had.One of my favorites is Caroline Lennox, Baroness Holland. She eloped with a popular politician, Henry Fox. She was banished from her parents home and they did not contact her until after the birth of her first child. She was a great political hostess. She also loved her family. The grand houses are grand and the pictures are lovely. This is just one of the many strong women who kept their family together, supported their loved ones and ran glorious grand houses.