Women in Early Modern Britain, 1450-1640

by Christine Peters

Book Overview

Although in its infancy, the history of women in Wales and Scotland before and during the Reformation is now thriving. A longer tradition of historical studies has shed light on many areas of women's experience in England. Drawing on this historiography, Christine Peters examines the significance of contrasting social, economic and religious conditions in shaping the lives of women in Britain.
Gender assumptions were broadly similar in England,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333633598
• ISBN13: 9780333633595
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.5"