This question and answer appeared in the Athenian Mercury’s regular advice column, where readers wrote in to the London newspaper for advice. It was published on the 7th February 1693. Quest. 4. A Married Lady meets another Womans Husband, stays…
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Historical Lessons from the Worsley Case
The last two posts at the blog have told the story of the Worsley scandal. This post explores some of the press reactions to the case and thinks about what sort of emotions it produced it eighteenth century audiences and…
Women’s History Month: Gossip and Scandal
Just like today, the nineteenth century public loved a good scandal. Here is one taken from the Connaught Journal, 3 September 1832. The peace of two families and the feelings of their relatives, who are highly respectable, have been painfully…