What Hamnet Gets Right (And Historians Got Wrong)
Did parents in the past love their children? Explore the historical debate on parental love and grief that Hamnet brings to life so powerfully.
Maternal Mortality and a Mother's Last Letter
Elizabeth Joceline's heartbreaking 1622 letter to her unborn child—a testament to maternal love and the perils of early modern childbirth.
‘Extended’ Breastfeeding in the Elizabethan Period
Discover how Elizabethan children nursed until age three, using wormwood to wean—Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet reveals extended breastfeeding practices.
The Surprising History of Abandoned Children
From Hansel and Gretel to foundling hospitals—explore the complex history of child abandonment and why 'unnatural mothers' weren't always villains.
What Hamnet Gets Right (And Historians Got Wrong)
Did parents in the past love their children? Explore the historical debate on parental love and grief that Hamnet brings to life so powerfully.
Maternal Mortality and a Mother's Last Letter
Elizabeth Joceline's heartbreaking 1622 letter to her unborn child—a testament to maternal love and the perils of early modern childbirth.
‘Extended’ Breastfeeding in the Elizabethan Period
Discover how Elizabethan children nursed until age three, using wormwood to wean—Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet reveals extended breastfeeding practices.
The Surprising History of Abandoned Children
From Hansel and Gretel to foundling hospitals—explore the complex history of child abandonment and why 'unnatural mothers' weren't always villains.