17th Century Almanac for June – Midsummer fires & hay making
Bonfires, rush bearing, Battle of the Dunes, Dunkirk and D-Day.
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17th Century Almanac blog – Early Modern life
The 17th Century Almanac Blog is a monthly blog post by Charles Cordell, author of English Civil War historical fiction series Divided Kingdom. Each article discusses a topic of interest, such as 17th Century Climate Change & Conflict, as well as life, lore and ritual in Early Modern Britain for that month.
17th Century Almanac for May – maypoles, ministers & mutiny
Whitsuntide, church wakes, wickedness and Leveller slaves.
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17th Century Almanac for March – open fields & enclosure
Open fields & acre strips – enclosure & Agricultural Revolution.
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17th Century Almanac for January – age of change & crisis
Age of change & upheaval – of art & science, of persecution & war.
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17th Century Almanac for December – Christmas & Parliament ban
17th Century Christmas – cavalier feast, Puritan fast & Parliament ban.
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