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A History of Private Life: Omnibus
Omninus edition of Prof Amanda Vickery's series revealing the hidden history of home over 400 years
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A History of Private Life: Omnibus
The search for privacy, safety and comfort in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Oct 2009
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A History of Private Life: Omnibus
What letters and diaries reveal about running the home in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Oct 2009
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A History of Private Life: Omnibus
How the home was opened up in the 18th century, as visiting began.
Oct 2009
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A History of Private Life: Omnibus
What life was like for those who had no family or home of their own.
Oct 2009
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A History of Private Life: Omnibus
The 18th-century invention of taste and the role of decor in creating social prestige.
Oct 2009
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A History of Private Life: Omnibus
Prof Vickery explores how homes remained idealised havens in a heartless, dirty world.
Nov 2009