Early Modern Childhood is a detailed and accessible introduction to childhood in the early modern period, which guides students through every part of childhood

This volume of 14 original essays by historians and literary scholars explores childhood and children's books in Early Modern Europe, 1550-1800. The collection

Illness in childhood was common in early modern England. Hannah Newton asks how sick children were perceived and treated by doctors and laypeople, examines the

Drawing on art history, literary studies and social history, the essays in this volume explore a range of intersections between gender and constructions of chil

Drawing on history, literature, and art to explore childhood in early modern Spain, the contributors to this collection argue that early modern Spaniards concep