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A History of Private Life: Omnibus Episodes

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  1. Episode 6

    6/6 Prof Vickery explores how homes remained idealised havens in a heartless, dirty world.

  2. Episode 5

    5/6 The 18th-century invention of taste and the role of decor in creating social prestige.

  3. Episode 4

    4/6 What life was like for those who had no family or home of their own.

  4. Episode 3

    3/6 How the home was opened up in the 18th century, as visiting began.

  5. Episode 2

    2/6 What letters and diaries reveal about running the home in the 16th and 17th centuries.

  6. Episode 1

    1/6 The search for privacy, safety and comfort in the 16th and 17th centuries.