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England witnessed an overall rising standard of living in the seventeenth century. Still very much an agrarian society, approximately 80% of the population live

First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, John Morrill's Very Short Introduction to Stuart Britain sets the Revolut

This book offers an experiential perspective on the lives of Elizabethans—how they worked, ate, and played—with hands-on examples that include authentic mus

From state papers, diaries and memoirs, legal documents, parish records and other contemporary sources the author has reconstructed the daily life and surroundi