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Beardmore, Carol, Cara Dobbing, and Steven King. Family Life in Britain, 1650–1910. Springer, 2019. Berry, Helen, and Elizabeth Foyster. The Family in Early Modern England. Cambridge University Press, 2007. Brown, Kenneth D. The British Toy Business: A History Since 1700. A&C Black, 1996. Capp, B. S. When Gossips Meet: Women, Family, and Neighbourhood in EarlyContinue reading “Bibliography”

Looking towards the final part of the early modern period, one primary aspect has remained constant throughout each of the paintings and the way in which they communicated ideas, the dominance of the bourgeoise. The values put across subsequently became transient in and of themselves, spurring the emergence of the luxury goods market as aforementionedContinue reading “Assessed Post 4: Portrait of Sir William Pepperrell and his family, Painted by John Singleton Copley (1778)”

As one of the dominant and subsequently influential factors of the 17th century societal framework, the power economics had in dictating perceptions surrounding the parochial family unit are unequivocally unrivalled for way it enabled the realisation and subsequent evolution of ideas. As aforementioned, the role of the economy in allowing families to define their identityContinue reading “Assessed Post 3: Portrait of a family, probably that of Richard Streatfeild, Painted by William Dobson (1643)”

Family dynamics played a major role in the politics of the 17th century, whether through the compartmentalisation of gender roles and the emergence of supposed ‘ideals’ from self-help from authors such as Gervase Markham, as mentioned previously, or the subsequent limited acknowledgements of new and ever-present social phenomena. The emergence of a polarised political landscapeContinue reading “Assessed Post 2: The Duke of Buckingham and his Family, Painted by Gerrit van Honthorst (1628)”

As an ambiguous mode of historical study that has been a continuous influence on the hegemonic views of early modern Britain between the late 16th to the mid 18th century, portraits presented an expensive way for individuals and families of wealth, power and influence to postulate their social status over those who couldn’t afford it.Continue reading “Assessed Post 1: A Portrait of Sir Thomas More, his father, his household and his descendants (1593)”

As an ambiguous mode of historical study that has been a continuous influence on the hegemonic views of early modern Britain between the late 16th to the mid 18th century, portraits presented an expensive way for individuals and families of wealth, power and influence to postulate their social status over those who couldn’t afford it.Continue reading “Formative Upload: William Dobson – Portrait of a family, probably that of Richard Streatfeild (1643)”