This book explores the world of women who married, or dealt with British soldiers below the rank of officer during the nineteenth century, including fiancees, wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters, as well as the prostitutes they consorted with. It examines women's experiences over the time cycle of a soldier's service. It considers women's finances, how they struggled to make ends meet and how they appealed to the government for support, including in widowhood and after a soldier's service had been completed. It discusses how soldiers' women were viewed in the press, in literature and in...
This book explores the world of women who married, or dealt with British soldiers below the rank of officer during the nineteenth century, including f...