Marriage and the British Army in the Long Eighteenth Century - ''The Girl I Left Behind Me''

Examines the relationships between soldiers and their wives during the long eighteenth century in Britain, particularly focusing on the wives who stayed at home while their husbands went to war.

About the author

Jennine Hurl-Eamon is associate professor of History at Trent University, Canada. She has published several articles and book chapters on aspects of plebeian marriage and the interactions between the poorer classes and the lower courts. She is the author of two books, Gender and Petty Violence in London, 1680-1720 (2005), and Women's Roles in Eighteenth-Century Europe (2010).

Summary

Examines the relationships between soldiers and their wives during the long eighteenth century in Britain, particularly focusing on the wives who stayed at home while their husbands went to war.

Additional text

an engaging and well-documented study of army couples, which offers a significant contribution to our understanding of the formation of gender identities in the military, and provokes pertinent reflections on emotional and financial experiences of absence in times of war.

Product details

• Authors: Jennine Hurl-Eamon, Jennine (Associate Professor of Histor Hurl-Eamon, Jennine (Associate Professor of History Hurl-Eamon, Hurl-Eamon Jennine
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.02.2014
• EAN: 9780199681006
• ISBN: 978-0-19-968100-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Social History, military history, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social and cultural history, C 1700 To C 1800