Product Description: This book presents an entirely fresh view of the upbringing of English children in upper and professional class families over three centuries. Drawing on direct testimony from contemporary diaries and letters, the book revises previous understandings of parenting and what it was like to grow up in the period between 1600 and 1914...read more

Product Description: Widely considered a classic, this book offers an invaluable chronological account and analysis of the rebellions which affected the Kingdom of England during the reign of the Tudors.A thorough account of the successive rebellions from the reign of King Henry VII through to the death of Queen Elizabeth in 1603 Completely revised and updated content - including the latest research and interpretations, plus an updated bibliography which guides students to relevant further reading around the subject...read more

Product Description: In this volume seventeen distinguished historians of early modern Britain pay tribute to an outstanding scholar and teacher. Several present reviews of major areas of debate: of the significance of the regulations which determined the social and legal status of professional actors in Elizabethan England, of Protestant ideas about marriage, of the political significance of the Anglo-Scottish Union, of relations between the Churches of England, Scotland and Ireland under the early Stuarts, and of the riddle of the inner dynamic of the experience of emigration of New England...read more

Product Description: This powerful and original study of the relations between men and women in early modern England investigates the workings of the system of patriarchy that has long been fundamental to western civilization. Looking at the many ways society endorsed male domination, its consequences for women, and the ways women pressed for change, Anthony Fletcher shows how adjustments in the relationship between the sexes laid the foundations for gender relations today...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

After trying out a variety of different jobs, including doctor, artist, and chef, Teddy Bear decides to be a 'stay-at-home bear.'

Teddy Bear and his toy friends take a train ride to the beach and spend the day enjoying the sun, playing in the sand, and having a picnic.

Teddy Bear and his toy friends play games outdoors and when it starts to rain, they find ways to have fun inside.

Teddy Bear fears that his friends will not remember his birthday, but the toy friends have planned a surprise party with treats and gifts

Product Description: In this volume seventeen distinguished historians of early modern Britain pay tribute to an outstanding scholar and teacher. Several present reviews of major areas of debate: of the significance of the regulations which determined the social and legal status of professional actors in Elizabethan England, of Protestant ideas about marriage, of the political significance of the Anglo-Scottish Union, of relations between the Churches of England, Scotland and Ireland under the early Stuarts, and of the riddle of the inner dynamic of the experience of emigration of New England...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Outlines and describes typical village life in Elizabethan England, using the village of Harwell as a model.

Product Description: The foundation of the English state from the reigns of the Tudors to the age of Queen Victoria was a partnership between the crown and the country gentlemen who exercised administration and justice in the localities. This book is about a formative period in the making of that partnership...read more

Product Description: The social history of early modern England has become a lively area of publication and debate. This volume attempts both to take stock of distinct directions in the field and to suggest fresh perspectives on some central aspects of the period...read more