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
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
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.
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Introduction: 'The damned fraternitie': constructing gypsy identity in early modern England, 1500-1700 1 'From Aegypt have I come' 2 'Gypsies: thieves and tramps?' 3 'Chargeable unto the country' 4 'O'er the Moors to Kirk Yetholm' 5 The narrative of gypsyhood 6 'By lines they read in face and hand' 7 'These rowsey, ragged rabblement of rakehelles': rogue literature 8 'The stain of my offence'
Introduction: 'The damned fraternitie': constructing gypsy identity in early modern England, 1500-1700 1 'From Aegypt have I come' 2 'Gypsies: thieves and tramps?' 3 'Chargeable unto the country' 4 'O'er the Moors to Kirk Yetholm' 5 The narrative of gypsyhood 6 'By lines they read in face and hand' 7 'These rowsey, ragged rabblement of rakehelles': rogue literature 8 'The stain of my offence'
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