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When girls were married off aged 12: Rare book lays out 'rights' of women in 17th century Britain

An incredibly rare book that laid out women's rights 400 years ago has sold for thousands of pounds. The landmark legal tomb, titled The Lawes Resolutions of Women's Rights, gives an extraordinary ...
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The U.K. Has Barred a Rare 17th-Century Portrait of an Upper-Class Black Sitter From Export to Give Museums the Chance to Buy It

The U.K. government has temporarily stopped a 17th-century portrait depicting a Black subject from leaving the country in order to buy time for institutions to raise funds to acquire the rare painting ...
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‘Extremely rare’ 17th-century painting of Black woman with White companion placed under export bar from UK

A 17th-century painting showing a Black woman with her White companion has been placed under a temporary export bar to reduce the risk of the artwork leaving the United Kingdom. The anonymous painting ...
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Lost 17th-Century Portrait of Black Woman and White Woman as Equals Stays in UK

A highly talked about painting will remain in the UK following a temporary stop to prevent it from leaving the country. The painting — which was created by an unknown artist — depicts the portraits of ...
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This ‘Extremely Rare’ 17th-Century British Artwork Of A Black Woman Is Sparking An Export Ban, Debate On Race And Gender

The United Kingdom has temporarily barred a 17th-Century painting of a Black woman coupled with a white woman from leaving the country in hopes to grant enough time for any British buyer to purchase ...
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Britain began industrializing in the 17th century – over a 100 years earlier than history books claim

An example of a probate inventory from England in the late 17th century. This is the inventory of John Booth, a victualler (supplier of food and alcohol) from Macclesfield in the county of Cheshire, ...
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A Rare Painting by Joan Carlile, One of England’s First Female Portrait Painters, Is Going to Auction in London

Dreweatts Auction House in London will offer a work by Joan Carlile, widely believed to be the first female portrait painter active in Britain during the 17th century, at its Old Master, British, and ...
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‘The Little World’ and ‘A Golden World’ review

A New History of Tudor and Stuart England by Nandini Das and A Golden World: How the Americas Transformed Renaissance England ...