The English Spa 1560-1815: A Social History

by Phyllis Hembry

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Beginning in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, members of the English nobility and gentry made a practice of taking relaxation at the country's inland spas. This account shows the spas to have been not only centers of healing and recreating but also venues of intrigue extending to political, religious, economic, and social issues.
  • ISBN10 0838633919
  • ISBN13 9780838633915
  • Publish Date 1 January 1990
  • Publish Status Unknown
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Associated University Presses
  • Imprint Fairleigh Dickinson University Press,U.S.
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 401
  • Language English