CordeliaBeattie , 4 months ago to earlymodern group Alice Thornton (1626-1707) used to refer to her husband as ‘my dear heart’, ‘my dearest heart’, or ‘dearest Heart’. For more on this language and her uses of the ❤️ sign or emoji in her writings, check out our post: https://thornton.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/posts/blog/2023-02-13-AliceThorntonsHeart-Blog/ #happyvalentinesday #valentine #17thcenturyhistory @histodons @histodon @litodons @earlymodern
Alice Thornton (1626-1707) used to refer to her husband as ‘my dear heart’, ‘my dearest heart’, or ‘dearest Heart’. For more on this language and her uses of the ❤️ sign or emoji in her writings, check out our post: https://thornton.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/posts/blog/2023-02-13-AliceThorntonsHeart-Blog/ #happyvalentinesday #valentine #17thcenturyhistory @histodons @histodon @litodons @earlymodern
CordeliaBeattie , 5 months ago to histodons group There's a mystery surrounding a meeting which Alice Thornton (1626-1707) reported to have happened the day before Charles I was sentenced to death on 27 Jan 1649 #otd. I've blogged about her 'curious account'. Read it and decide... did this secret meeting take place to try and save Charles I? https://thornton.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/posts/blog/2023-01-27-last-days-charlesI/ @histodons @histodon @litodons #17thcenturyhistory #BritishCivilWars
There's a mystery surrounding a meeting which Alice Thornton (1626-1707) reported to have happened the day before Charles I was sentenced to death on 27 Jan 1649 #otd. I've blogged about her 'curious account'. Read it and decide... did this secret meeting take place to try and save Charles I? https://thornton.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/posts/blog/2023-01-27-last-days-charlesI/ @histodons @histodon @litodons #17thcenturyhistory #BritishCivilWars