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Wives and Daughters: The Women of Sixteenth Century England

by Kathy Lynn Emerson. 412 pgs.

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Contributors:

   Kathy Lynn Emerson

Publisher:

   Whitston Publishing

Place of Publication:

  Troy, NY  

Publication Year:

  1984
Subjects:   Women--England--Biography, Women--England--History--Renaissance, 1450-1600, England--Social Life And Customs--16th Century
Table of contents
CONTENTS
Illustrations iii
Foreword: Spinners in the Sun v
Abbreviations viii
Sixteenth Century Women: A to Z 1
Bibliography 254
Index 261
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