17th Century Almanac for February – carnival & cleansing fire
Candlemas, Shrovetide carnival chaos, cleansing fire & riot.
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Early Modern Britain
Early Modern Britain is an archive of articles, blog posts and events by Charles Cordell, the author of English Civil War historical fiction series Divided Kingdom. It includes articles on topics such as Climate Change & Conflict, life, faith and knowledge in 17th Century Europe and the Americas.
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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17th Century Almanac for November – slaughter & remembrance
Gunpowder, cattle droves, good Queen Bess and Henrietta Maria.
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17th Century Hallowtide – FREE historical fiction book sample
Hallowtide – time of tension and an extract from God’s Vindictive Wrath.
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17th Century Almanac for October – hiring fairs & bodgers
Winter wheat, hiring fairs, hewers, hurdlers, bodgers and vagrants.
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