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  2. Courtship and marriage in Tudor England - Wikipedia

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    Courtship describes a period intended for couples to get to know each other and develop personal affection, before deciding if a marriage should be pursued. [7] The structure of courtship is surrounded by the economic possessions that could be brought into a potential marriage, whether that be of property, dowry, jointures or other settlements. [8]

  3. The Princely Pleasures, at the Court at Kenilworth - Wikipedia

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    The masque's commentary on virginity and marriage renders it a loaded allusion to Elizabeth I, to whom Robert Dudley may wish to propose. Station of Syluanus ’ farewell: On Elizabeth’s departure, Gascoigne in the guise of Syluanus, the god of woods, appears from behind a holly bush, walks beside the Queen’s horse, and tells her that all ...

  4. John Stubbs - Wikipedia

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    Edward Frank GillettĖ Stubbs has his hand cut off (Hutchinson's Story of the British Nation, 1922). John Stubbs (or Stubbe) (c. 1544 – after 25 September 1589) was an English Puritan, pamphleteer, political commentator and sketch artist during the Elizabethan era, whose right hand was cut off on 3 November 1579 following a conviction for "seditious writing".

  5. On Monsieur's Departure - Wikipedia

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    "On Monsieur’s Departure" is an Elizabethan poem attributed to Elizabeth I.It is written in the form of a meditation on the failure of her marriage negotiations with Francis, Duke of Anjou, but has also been attributed to her alleged affair with, and love of, Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester.

  6. History of the Puritans under Elizabeth I - Wikipedia

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    Henry Smith (1560–1591) preacher who lived for only 31 years, and preached for only 5–7 years; and was known as the most eloquent preacher of the Elizabethan age. [citation needed] William Perkins (1558–1602) Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, who was the most prolific Puritan theologian and expositor of Scripture during the ...

  7. A Caveat or Warning for Common Cursitors - Wikipedia

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    Harman accepts that "Patricos" was the cant word for priest, but says they did not have priests or any ceremony of marriage, as few were married, preferring "natural fellowship and good liking". Kinchin Coves Young male rogues. Harman allows them no prospect of reform, saying, "when he groweth unto years, he is better to hang than draw forth".

  8. Lady Margaret Hoby - Wikipedia

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    Margaret, Lady Hoby née Dakins (1571 – 4 September 1633) was an English diarist of the Elizabethan period. Hers is the earliest known diary written by a woman in English. She had a Puritan upbringing. Her diary covering the period 1599–1605 reflects much religious observance, but gives little insight into the writer's private feelings. [1]

  9. A. L. Rowse - Wikipedia

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    He consolidated his reputation with a one-volume general history of England, The Spirit of English History (1943), but his most important work was the historical trilogy The Elizabethan Age: The England of Elizabeth (1950), The Expansion of Elizabethan England (1955), and The Elizabethan Renaissance (1971–72), respectively examine the society ...