Female Servants in Early Modern England

Charmian Mansell (Research Fellow, Research Fellow, University of Cambridge)

$230.95

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Oxford University Press
04 April 2024

Series: British Academy Monographs

What was it like to be a woman in service in early modern England? Drawing on evidence of over 1000 female servants recorded in church court testimony between c.1530 and 1650, Female Servants in Early Modern England uncovers these women's everyday lives. Intervening in histories of labour, gender, freedom, law, migration, youth, and community, this book rethinks traditional scholarship of service. De-coupling 'household' and 'service', it reveals the importance of female servants' labour to the wider economy and their key role in social networks and communities. Moving beyond regulatory codes of service prescribed by law and conduct literature, this book lays bare the varied experiences of women who served. Service was fluid and contingent: some women's working lives operated with flexibility unsanctioned by law yet socially accepted, while poverty bound others fast to service. In early modern England, service (and the freedoms it allowed) was in flux.

By: Charmian Mansell (Research Fellow Research Fellow University of Cambridge)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 161mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780197267585
ISBN 10: 0197267580
Series: British Academy Monographs
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 04 April 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Figures List of Plates List of Tables Note on the Text Abbreviations Conventions Acknowledgements Introduction Part I 1: Church Courts and Their People 2: Tracing Lives 3: Time for Service Part II 4: On the Move 5: Navigating Service 6: Working Lives Part III 7: The Home and Beyond 8: Neighbours and Networks 9: Remembering Service Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Subject Index Place Index Person Index

Charmian Mansell is a British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge. She has held positions at University College London, Queen Mary University of London, the University of Exeter, the University of Oxford, and the Institute of Historical Research. She is a social and economic historian of early modern England and has published on histories of gender, work, community, migration, and freedom.