Lady Fanshawe's receipt book : an Englishwoman's life during the Civil War
Moore, Lucy, 1970-2018
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This revealing account of one woman's experiences across the turbulence of the English Civil War uses the indicative record left in Ann Fanshawe's receipt book alongside the memoirs Fanshawe left for her son. An insightful history of how ordinary women fought to protect their loved ones in the face of conflict. 'Fascinating... A vivid account' - Philippa Gregory, The Times In the mid-seventeenth century, England was divided by Civil War, but inside the home domestic life continued as it always had done. Lady Ann Fanshawe's 'receipt book' was a treasured and entirely feminine response to the upheavals of war, which left few doctors to be found. And so Ann's morocco-bound book full of scraps of ink-stained paper contained everything from lifesaving remedies to recipes for hot chocolate. Using Ann's receipt book and the memoirs she wrote for her surviving son, Lucy Moore follows her through this turbulent time as she leaves home, marries, bears - and buries - children and seeks to hold her family together. Lady Fanshawe's Receipt Book brilliantly illuminates the life and times of an English woman's Civil War.
Main title:
Author:
Moore, Lucy, 1970-, author
Imprint:
London : Atlantic Books, 2018.
Collation:
x, 416 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2017.
ISBN:
9781782398127 (pbk)
Dewey class:
942.06092942.0609
LC class:
DA447
Language:
English
Subject:
Fanshawe, Ann, 1625-1680European historyBiography: historical, political & militarySocial & cultural historyCivil warsEngland17th century, c 1600 to c 1699HistoryMilitary historyBiography: generalGreat Britain -- Social life and customs -- 17th centuryGreat Britain -- History -- Civil War, 1642-1649 -- Social aspectsGreat Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685History
BRN:
379204