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The Weaker Vessel
Antonia Fraser
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Description for The Weaker Vessel
Paperback. Antonia Fraser's bestselling account of the lives of women in seventeenth-century England. Series: Women in History. Num Pages: 704 pages, 32. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBG; HBLH; HBTB; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 6. Weight in Grams: 550.
Antonia Fraser's bestselling account of the lives of women in seventeenth-century England.
Just how weak were the women of the Civil War era? What could they expect beyond marriage and childbirth in an age where infant and maternal mortality was frequent and contraception unknown? Did anyone marry for love? Could a woman divorce? What rights had the unmarried? What expectations the widows?
An expert on the period, Antonia Fraser brings to life the many and various women she has encountered in her considerable research: governesses, milkmaids, fishwives, nuns, defenders of castles, courtesans, countesses, witches and widows.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
704
Condition
New
Series
Women in History
Number of Pages
704
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781842126356
SKU
V9781842126356
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Antonia Fraser
Antonia Fraser is the author of many widely acclaimed historical works which have been international bestsellers. She was awarded the Medlicott Medal by the Historical Association in 2000 and was made a DBE in 2011 for services to literature. Her previous books include MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, KING CHARLES II, THE WEAKER VESSEL: WOMAN'S LOT IN SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY ENGLAND which ... Read more
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