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Naval Wives and Mistresses (Paperback)
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Naval Wives and Mistresses (Paperback)
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List price R453
Loot Price R364
Discovery Miles 3 640
You Save R89 (20%)
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"Naval Wives & Mistresses" is an innovative study of naval
women who stayed at home while their men went to sea. Focusing on
the second half of the 18th century, a period when Britain was
almost continuously at war, this book looks at different social
groups, from the aristocratic elite to the laboring and criminal
poor, prostitutes, and petty thieves. Drawing on a range of
material from personal letters to trial reports, from popular
prints to love tokens, it exposes the personal cost of warfare and
imperial ambition. It also reveals the opportunities for greater
self-determination that some women were able to grasp, as the
responsibility for maintaining the home and bringing up children
fell squarely on them in their husbands' absence. Illustrated with
images from the National Maritime Museum's extensive collection of
oil paintings, prints, and drawings, the book includes many voices
from the past and throws fresh light on an under-researched aspect
of women's history.
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