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Monthly Archives: February 2011
The 18th century: when marriage was a sexy prospect
What did eighteenth-century men want? Prof. Amanda Vickery, Royal Holloway University of London 11 November 2010 Such is the gloom that surrounds settling down today and the glamour that attaches to mature bachelor freedom, it is hard to imagine … Continue reading
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