Exploring the origins of 'middle-class' status in the English provinces during a formative period of social and economic change, this book provides the first co

This title will appeal to scholars and students of early modern social and economic history in England.

Featuring detailed analyses of clothing culture in 17th-century provincial Sussex, this original study draws on previously unexploited sources to create an inti

This detailed study is the first exploration of rural consumption of clothing in early nineteenth-century Britain. Drawing on evidence from a range of sources i