Maria Cannon
@mariacannon.bsky.social
Historian of the family, life cycle, and emotions in early modern England currently working on life in blended families. Senior Lecturer at University of Portsmouth
Blog post by me on a manuscript book I found during my Folger fellowship this summer. I was interested in what it had to say about widowhood and remarriage but it also took me down a recusant book history rabbit hole!
Interested in being a successful "true" widow in early modern England? Leave behind the music and singing for sighing and mourning, for one. @mariacannon.bsky.social investigates guidelines for widows in the Folger collection and beyond. #skystorian #bookhistory
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December 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Blog post by me on a manuscript book I found during my Folger fellowship this summer. I was interested in what it had to say about widowhood and remarriage but it also took me down a recusant book history rabbit hole!
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We're delighted to interview Laura Tisdall (@lauratisdall.bsky.social) & Maria Cannon (@mariacannon.bsky.social) about their co-edited collection -
Adulthood in Britain and the United States from 1350 to Generation Z:
www.qmul.ac.uk/clpn/news-vi...
Adulthood in Britain and the United States from 1350 to Generation Z:
www.qmul.ac.uk/clpn/news-vi...
February 3, 2025 at 10:21 AM
We're delighted to interview Laura Tisdall (@lauratisdall.bsky.social) & Maria Cannon (@mariacannon.bsky.social) about their co-edited collection -
Adulthood in Britain and the United States from 1350 to Generation Z:
www.qmul.ac.uk/clpn/news-vi...
Adulthood in Britain and the United States from 1350 to Generation Z:
www.qmul.ac.uk/clpn/news-vi...
New publication! This collection co-edited by @lauratisdall.bsky.social and I has some excellent essays on adulthood in Britain and the US from the middle ages to today - and it's all open access. To read a blog post with a bit more info about the book see: blog.royalhistsoc.org/2024/11/28/h...
November 29, 2024 at 2:26 PM
New publication! This collection co-edited by @lauratisdall.bsky.social and I has some excellent essays on adulthood in Britain and the US from the middle ages to today - and it's all open access. To read a blog post with a bit more info about the book see: blog.royalhistsoc.org/2024/11/28/h...