The Material Culture of Wills, England 1540-1790

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Month: May 2024


Will of the Month: A Suffolk ‘Scrivener’ and his second-best trousers

**This will was part of the inspiration for a Chris Hoban song! Read his lyrics at the end of the post.** Emily Vine In this month’s post we explore the will of John Tylney, a man who had made his living from writing the wills of others. Tylney had lived and died in Bury St […]


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Citizen Humanities: wills and the wisdom of the crowd

Laura Sangha It’s safe to say that the Wills Project wouldn’t be possible without drawing on the skills and knowledge of a wide variety of volunteer ‘citizens’ – or rather, if we were to attempt our project alone it would take decades, rather than the four years that we have funding for. People power fuels […]


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