Mistress: A History of Women and Their Country Houses with Ruth Larsen

Today we sit down with Dr Ruth Larsen to talk about her book - co-authored with the late Anthony Fletcher - MISTRESS: A HISTORY OF WOMEN AND THEIR COUNTRY HOUSES, published by Yale University Press London.What was the role of the lady of the house? What did she have to deal with on a daily basis? Let's look at what was the same and different for those in charge of the country houses, across four centuries of history.Welcome, Ruth!Get Mistress:https://yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300163810/mistress/Find Ruth:https://www.instagram.com/drruthmlarsen/https://x.com/RuthMLarsenhttps://www.derby.ac.uk/staff/ruth-larsen/https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ruth-larsen-92977157/https://oxinabox.co.uk/dr-ruth-larsens-mistress-a-history-of-women-and-their-country-houses-sets-the-record-straight-at-oxford-literary-festival/Find Baroque: https://www.instagram.com/ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://www.instagram.com/natalieisahistorybuff/https://www.tiktok.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcasthttps://x.com/BaroquePodcasthttps://www.tiktok.com/@reignoflondonhttps://bsky.app/profile/ifitaintbaroquepod.bsky.socialhttps://www.threads.com/@ifitaintbaroquepodcastSupport Baroque: https://www.patreon.com/c/Ifitaintbaroquepodcast/https://buymeacoffee.com/ifitaintbaroqueIf you would like to join Natalie on her walking tours with Reign of London:RMS Titanic: https://www.getyourguide.com/en-gb/london-l57/london-rms-titanic-walking-tour-t1246693/Saxons to Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-the-royal-british-kings-and-queens-walking-tour-t426011/Tudors & Stuarts:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-tudors-stuarts-walking-tour-t481355/The Georgians:https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/royal-london-the-georgians-walking-tour-t481358/Naughty London: https://www.getyourguide.com/london-l57/london-unsavory-history-guided-walking-tour-t428452/For more history fodder please visit https://www.ifitaintbaroquepodcast.art/ and https://www.reignoflondon.com/ . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.