Frances Stratford
Welcome to the Blog!
Welcome to the blog! I am so glad you stopped by. It’s great to meet others interested in Tudor history and historical fiction. A wise...
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Frances Stratford
- Nov 15
- 5 min
The Price of Progress: Women's Work and Wages in the Colonial Era
In Colonial New England “Most rural women born before 1730 could not write, read others’ writing, or do arithmetic above the simplest...
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Frances Stratford
- Oct 31
- 5 min
Virtuous & Vicious: Two Types of Women in Colonial American Newspapers
One of the joys in writing historical fiction is the research I get to do. When I started to write Major Deception, I was surprised to...
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Frances Stratford
- Oct 18
- 3 min
From Town Meetings to Backroom Deals: Unraveling New England's Political Paradox
Introduction In my story "Major Deception," set in Boston in 1732, I take you on a journey through the life of Hannah Turner, a "King's...
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Frances Stratford
- Oct 18
- 4 min
Lawyers, Markets, and Townhouses: Exploring 1730s Boston's Legal and Architectural Heritage
Introduction Picture this: powdered wigs, quill pens, and legal debates so heated, they could've melted Paul Revere’s silver! Join us as...
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Frances Stratford
- Oct 8
- 7 min
Goats Gone Wild: Navigating the Food Supply in Colonial Boston
In the bustling streets of Colonial Boston, where dreams of independence simmered alongside fragrant Bohea tea, an unexpected menace...
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Frances Stratford
- Oct 1
- 5 min
Crafting 'Major Deception': The Hawthorne Connection
I am fortunate enough to teach English literature. Every year or so I get to discuss Nathaniel Hawthorne’s My Kinsman Major Molineux. For...
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Frances Stratford
- Mar 1
- 4 min
The Tudors & Lenten Entertainment
"Welcome dear feast of Lent! Who loves not thee, He loves not Temperance, or Authority, but is compos'd of passion!”, the poet George...
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Frances Stratford
- Oct 22, 2022
- 6 min
St. Crispin's Day October 25
Ref: William Shakespeare, First Folio Mr. William Shakespeare’s comedies, histories & tragedies, p.87, 1623, Sir George Grey Special Collect
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Frances Stratford
- Sep 29, 2022
- 5 min
What is Michaelmas?
This year’s blog postings will cover Tudor holidays. For 2022-2023, we’ll do a deep dive into Tudor holiday customs, foods, and social...
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