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The World of the Country House in Seventeenth-Century England
The World of the Country House in SeventeenthCentury England Author:J. Cliffe This engaging book takes us back to the domestic world of the landed gentry in seventeenth-century England. J. T. Cliffe explores the interior and exterior of country houses and discusses their social and economic role. He provides colorful details about the lives of squires and their families, the duties of servants and others who lived in the ... more »houses, and the scandals that embroiled some households.« less