The Material Culture of Wills, England 1540-1790

Tagged: Creative Fellow


Will of the Month: an ex-con examines his conscience

This month’s featured testament belongs to John Pooke, a citizen and haberdasher of London who made his will in 1607. It was only once I sat down to read Pooke’s will carefully, from start to finish, that it suddenly unfolded like a little novella before me, complete with knotty little plot twists. Perhaps this enlightenment […]


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The Wills Project welcomes Creative Fellow Chris Hoban

Laura Sangha At the end of last year I was lucky enough to be chosen as a host for an Exeter Arts and Culture Creative Fellow for the project ‘Wills as Windows onto Past Lives’. The fellowships are exploratory placements offering creative practitioners the opportunity to engage with staff at the University, using current research […]


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