| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
pages cm |
| Contents |
Part One: The Middle Ages -- Castles, lords, and chatelaines -- Cottagers and peasants -- Plague and revolt -- Churches, monks and friars -- Drinking and playing -- Wayfarers and pilgrims -- Tournaments, pageants, and miracles -- Town life -- Daughters and wives -- Pupils and masters -- Scholars and students -- Crime and punishment -- CDoctors and patients -- Part Two: The ages of Shakespeare and Milton -- Villagers, vagrants, and vagabonds -- Priests, parishioners, and recusants -- Country houses and country people -- Animals and sportsmen -- Readers and music makers -- Clothes and class -- Citizens, masters, and journeymen -- Women and children -- Actors and playgoers -- "Whole counties became desperate" -- Schoolboys and schoolgirls -- Undergraduates and tutors -- "Roasted chicken -- pease -- lobsters -- strawberries" -- Part Three: From Defoe to Cobbett -- "A tour thro' the whole island" -- Countrymen, clergymen, and farmers -- Country houses and gardens -- Interiors -- Manners and dress -- Travellers, postmen, and innkeepers -- Hunters, poachers, and smugglers -- Pastimes and pleasures -- Marriage and divorce -- Sex -- Theatres and shows -- Quacks, diseases, and cures -- Operators and tooth-drawers -- "Youth are expeditiously instructed" -- Universities, academies, and the grand tour -- Masters and workers -- Clothworkers and machine-breakers -- Rick-burners, paupers, and chartists -- Below stairs -- Shops and shopping -- Pedlars and markets -- Part Four: From the Victorians to modern times -- Owners of the land -- Dressing, smoking, and social rank -- Workers on the land -- Towns, factories, and public health -- Mines, brickfields, and sweat-shops -- "No one knows the cruelty" -- Middle classes and class distinctions -- Leisure hours -- The flesh and the spirit -- Passengers and drivers -- Law and order -- Homes and holidays -- Wars and aftermaths. |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Subject |
England -- Social life and customs.
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National characteristics, English.
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| ISBN |
0393023710 |
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9780393023718 |
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