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Bridewell: The Palace that became a Prison

Not Just the Tudors

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How to Track Prostitutes in London in the 15 Seventies

About two thousand people a year go through brideway filters, by their own records. We can track the lives of women who are working as prostitutes in early modern london. Jane tross is the most salient example. Chain tross is, without question, the most unruly woman in london in the 15 seventies. Alice furs is another who turns up in court in her slippers and talks about an italian whom she calls her love. There's a prostitute from stratford on aven called elizabeth evans. In 15 98 Shakespeare almost certainly would have known of her. It's a terrifying moment for her,. And she signs her name beautifully, a bit like a queen

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