Mistress: A History of Women and their Country Houses - Hardcover

Fletcher, Anthony; Larsen, Ruth M.

 
9780300163810: Mistress: A History of Women and their Country Houses
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0300163819 ISBN 13: 9780300163810
Verlag: Yale University Press, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

An insightful, hugely engaging new history of elite women and the country house from the sixteenth to the twentieth century
 
Grand houses can be found across the countryside of England and Wales. From the Stuart and Georgian periods to the Edwardian and Victorian, these buildings were once home to the aristocratic families of the nation. But what was life like for the mistresses of these great houses? How much power and influence did they really have?
 
Anthony Fletcher and Ruth M. Larsen explore the lives of country house mistresses. Focusing on eighteen women, and spanning five centuries, they look at the ways in which elite women not only shaped the house, household, and family, but also had an impact on society, culture, and politics within their estates and beyond. We meet Brilliana Harley, who defended her castle at Brampton Bryan; Frances Boscawen, who oversaw the building of Hatchlands; and Lady Mary Elcho, who preserved her secret life as mistress to Arthur Balfour. This is a fascinating account of the country house that puts women’s experiences centre stage.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Anthony Fletcher was formerly professor of history at the Universities of Sheffield, Durham, and Essex, and professor of English social history at the University of London. His previous works include Gender, Sex and Subordination in England 1500–1800 and Growing up in England. Ruth M. Larsen is a senior lecturer in history at the University of Derby. An expert on gender and the country house, she has contributed to several books on the subject.

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Verlag
Yale University Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2025
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0300163819
ISBN 13 
9780300163810
Einband
Tapa dura
Anzahl der Seiten
322
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