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Breaking up and making up: another early modern courtship
Another courtship story from the Jeake family archive…. Richard Hartshorne and Barbara Harding were the parents of Samuel Jeake’s wife, Elizabeth. Richard was desperate to marry Barbara. And, as a couple in their middle age with no parents to interfere, their courtship … Continue reading
The Reluctant Bride: an early modern courtship
When I embarked on my project to publish the Jeake family letters (read more about that here) I planned only to focus on those sent to and from Samuel, he of Astrological Diary fame, and his wife Elizabeth.[i] But correspondence preserved … Continue reading
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