Hugh Cunningham. Time, Work and Leisure: Life Changes in England since 1700Bailey, PeterJOURNAL OF BRITISH STUDIES
Attracted by the lifestyle of the leisured class, they could at least ensure that their wives and daughters, in their freedom from paid work, testified to the high status of the family. In a society which in many ways appeared to place work at the apex of its value system, it was ...
a little rough for those who were not in at least a middle or upper class. During the 1600’s‚lifeinEnglandwas characterized by dirty streets‚ foul odors‚ and over population. This condition was reflected in most towns acrossEngland‚ particularly London. People were not very rich ...
GES IN THE 1700s]]>The article reports that the Honolulu Academy of Arts presents Life in the Pacific of the 1700s, a rare exhibition of treasures collected by England's Captain ...
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Poverty and welfare in England, 1700–1850: a regional perspective Read the full-text online article and more details about Poverty and Welfare in England, 1700-1850: A Regional Perspective. T Hitchcock - 《Medical History》 被引量: 28发表: 2002年 Unequivocal Victims: The Historical Roots of ...
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In England, her feast day of Dec. 13 was at one time considered a holy day, on which no work except farming was allowed. Today, St. Lucy is still venerated in the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran and Anglican Churches. Lucy holds the honor of being one of several women saints ...
The state of Ireland's poor in the 18th century can be partly attributed to the devastation caused in the mid-17th century by the armies of Oliver Cromwell. The war that Cromwell waged against the Irish rebelling against English rule and the exiled Royalist supporters of England's King Charle...
''The old woman's wish'': widows by the family fire? - Widows' old age provisions in rural England, 1500-1700 This article considers the extent of changes between 1500 and 1700 in the provisions for widows in the wills from two villages in the east of England (Crat... L Botelho -...