Family Ties: English Families 1540-1920

Family Ties provides a vivid and accessible introduction to the dynamics of life in English families of all ranks from the mid-sixteenth century to the end of the First World War. Sections on methods, approaches and sources allow readers who are new to the study of the past to explore some of the historian’s fundamental concerns: cause and effect continuity and change the nature and reliability of evidence. Hence it offers a fascinating insight into social history as well as being an excellent introduction to historical methods.