The British Country House in the Eighteenth Century

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The British Country House in the Eighteenth Century
The British Country House in the Eighteenth Century
Author : Christopher Christie
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Language : English
Release Date : 03 May 2024
ISBN : 0719047250
Pages : 374 pages
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This work explores the British country house between 1700-1830 and looks at the lives of the noblemen and the servants who inhabited them. Reference is made to the whole of the British Isles and there is a discussion of their political significance.

The British Country House in the Eighteenth Century

The British Country House in the Eighteenth Century by Christopher Christie

This work explores the British country house between 1700-1830 and looks at the lives of the noblemen and the servants who inhabited them. Reference is made to the whole of the British Isles and there is a discussion of their political significance.

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