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2 articles

What Hamnet Gets Right (And Historians Got Wrong)
4 Feb 2026

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
1 Jun 2023

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.

What Hamnet Gets Right (And Historians Got Wrong)
4 Feb 2026

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
1 Jun 2023

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.

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