The Ties that Bind is the first study to examine the place of brothers and sister in family life, and in society, in England during the Early Modern period. By exploring the bonds between contemporaries ¿ such as Samuel Pepys ¿ and their siblings, The Ties that Bind sheds new light on this familiar familial relationship.
The Ties that Bind is the first study to examine the place of brothers and sister in family life, and in society, in England during the Early Modern period. By exploring the bonds between contemporaries ¿ such as Samuel Pepys ¿ and their siblings, The Ties that Bind sheds new light on this familiar familial relationship.
After completing his masters and doctorate at the University of Oxford, Bernard Capp went on to teach at the University of Warwick for almost half a century. He has written books on a wide range of early modern English topics including the family, gender, radical movements in the English Revolution, the impact of puritan rule during the interregnum, astrological almanacs, popular literature, and the Cromwellian navy. His Festschrift, The Extraordinary and the Everyday in Early Modern England, was published in 2010.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Part One 1: The Experience of Childhood 2: Fraternal Bonds 3: Across the Gender Divide 4: The Sisters' World 5: Stephchildren, Half Siblings, and the Illegitimate 6: Siblings and Salvation Part Two 7: William Stout: Siblings and Support 8: Samuel Pepys: Care and Control 9: Alice Thornton and Dorothy Osborne: Troubles with Brothers 10: James Yonge and John Cannon: Favouritism and Sibling Rivalry 11: Roger North and his Siblings: the Ties that Bind Conclusion Bibliography Index
Introduction Part One 1: The Experience of Childhood 2: Fraternal Bonds 3: Across the Gender Divide 4: The Sisters' World 5: Stephchildren, Half Siblings, and the Illegitimate 6: Siblings and Salvation Part Two 7: William Stout: Siblings and Support 8: Samuel Pepys: Care and Control 9: Alice Thornton and Dorothy Osborne: Troubles with Brothers 10: James Yonge and John Cannon: Favouritism and Sibling Rivalry 11: Roger North and his Siblings: the Ties that Bind Conclusion Bibliography Index
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