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Workshop 2: Representations of Country House Servants

June 2024: Manchester Metropolitan University 9.00-9.15:      Introduction and welcome 9.15-9.50:      Karen Lipsedge, Kingston University: ‘What’s in a name? The representation of country house servants in eighteenth century fiction’ 9.50-10.25:    Richard […]

Workshop 1: The material culture of country house servants

Manchester Metropolitan University

The country house is known across Europe for its grand interiors and elite lifestyle, but heritage professionals and historians have increasingly noted the everyday activities and consumption practices that under-pinned […]