Family Ties

Family Ties provides a vivid and accessible introduction to the dynamics of life in English families of all ranks from the mid-sixteenth century to the end of World War I.

Mary Abbott

1. Approaches to the history of the English family 2. England 1540-1920 3. The Families of Landowners 4. Plain Folk: The Families of Farmers and Craftsmen 5. Middle-class Families 6. The Inarticulate: The Families of the Labouring Poor 7. The Lower Middle Classes: The Families of Blackcoated Workers 8. A Visitor's Guide to the Sources