An edition of Life in a noble household : 1641-1700
(1937)
Life in a noble household : 1641-1700
by Gladys Scott Thomson
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A look at daily life in England during the 17th century, based upon the household papers - account books, bills, and letters - handled by the officials and servants of William Russell, fifth Early and first Duke of Bedford
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Prices, Home economics, History, Social life and customsPlaces
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Table of Contents
Introductory: the Russells come to Woburn
A budget of 1641
Seventeen years: 1641 to 1658
The return of the king
After 1660: the family
After 1660: the household
The kitchen and its clerk: 1653 to 1667
The kitchen and its clerk: after 1667
The steward of the household
The wine-cellar
The stables and travel
Sport and games
The gardens
The library
The portrait gallery
In sickness and in death
The privy purse: mainly apparel
The privy purse: gifts, gratuities, and charity
Getting and spending
Fifty and sixty years on.
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Includes index.
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