
Episode 2.9. Illegitimate Birth in the 18th Century with Dr Kate Gibson
Dirty Sexy History
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Do You Know How the Family Was Structured?
The 18th century family was structured a little differently than it is today. You also have your aunts and other people involved as well. So how was the family structured? And did this allow for the inclusion of more illegitimate children? Yeah. Historians disagree about this. There were these really strong obligations between families that a child you were related to, if they needed you, you had to step in.
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