'The Damned Fraternitie': Constructing Gypsy Identity in Early Modern England, 1500-1700 - Paperback
'The Damned Fraternitie': Constructing Gypsy Identity in Early Modern England, 1500-1700 - Paperback
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by Frances Timbers (Author)
Drawing upon previous historiography, a wealth of printed primary sources (including government documents, pamphlets, rogue literature, and plays), and archival material, the book argues that the construction of gypsy identity was part of a wider discourse concerning the increasing vagabond population, and was further informed by the religious refo
Author Biography
Frances Timbers holds a PhD in British History from the University of Toronto (2008). She has published two books and three articles that deal with issues of magic, witchcraft and gender in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England. Timbers is currently on a self-imposed sabbatical in Panama, where she spends her time writing about gypsies, teaching yoga, biking to the beach and caring for seven rescued cats.
