The Material Culture of Wills, England 1540-1790

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Month: May 2025


Will of the Month: A Tudor Lady-in-Waiting and her missing ‘Book of Hours’

Emily Vine **This will inspired a Chris Hoban song! Read his lyrics at the end of the post.** This month’s post examines the will of Margaret ‘Pennington’ Cooke (d. 1552), a widow of Hornchurch in Essex. Margaret Cooke moved in prominent circles and had royal connections – she was a lady-in-waiting to both Catherine of Aragon and […]


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