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Maria Cannon

is a Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Portsmouth, UK. Her research interests are family, gender, emotions, and the life cycle in early modern England. She was a Folger short-term fellow 2024-25, researching remarriage and blended families in early modern England.
How to be a true widow in early modern England
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How to be a true widow in early modern England

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  • “Do not seek pleasure in music and singing” and other advice for widows from an early 17th century manuscript.