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I'm a quadruplet. Yes, really, I have three brothers my age. It seems completely normal to me, though I will answer any questions you might have.
I'm currently working on getting an MA in History, focusing on marriage in 18th century England. My Major Research Paper is about the controversy caused by Thelyphthora, which was written by Martin Madan. In it, he suggests polygamy as a solution to prostitution. Progress on that will correlate to how much I post.
I've been lurking over at Ornery for a few years, and I've been wandering over here for pop culture stuff. I posted here because I needed something to do after I finished my paper and I couldn't sleep. Also, I read OSC's reviews as they tend to be less odious than his political essays.
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Welcome to Hatrack, you're....possibly right, I don't know. Let's discuss it for ten or fifteen pages then thread drift away from the original point entirely. Posts: 21898 | Registered: Nov 2004
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quote:Originally posted by NobleHunter: I'm currently working on getting an MA in History, focusing on marriage in 18th century England. My Major Research Paper is about the controversy caused by Thelyphthora, which was written by Martin Madan. In it, he suggests polygamy as a solution to prostitution.
What a cool topic. I just finished Flora Fraser's biography of the daughters of George III, so I'd love to hear about other people having marriage issues at the time.
Was Madan before or after the Regency period?
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quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn: Welcome to Hatrack, you're....possibly right, I don't know. Let's discuss it for ten or fifteen pages then thread drift away from the original point entirely.
quote:Originally posted by Lyrhawn: Welcome to Hatrack, you're....possibly right, I don't know. Let's discuss it for ten or fifteen pages then thread drift away from the original point entirely.
@ NobleHunter
Are y'all identical, fraternal, or a mixture?
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quote: What a cool topic. I just finished Flora Fraser's biography of the daughters of George III, so I'd love to hear about other people having marriage issues at the time.
Was Madan before or after the Regency period?
One of the perils of being a social/cultural historian is that you don't really pick up on the minor political details, such as wars and kings. I had to look up when the Regency, but Madan is before. He was the chaplain at the Lock Hospital, before he published the treatise in 1781 (ish). He was promptly fired and slipped into obscurity.
As for my brothers and I, we are fraternal, thankfully. Having a bunch of people looking just like me - or acting! - is to horrifying to contemplate.
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quote:Originally posted by NobleHunter: One of the perils of being a social/cultural historian is that you don't really pick up on the minor political details, such as wars and kings.
I've never heard George III's craziness described as a minor political detail before.
His eldest daughter was born in 1866, but with his sister's marriage having ended in disaster, he wasn't keen on marrying his daughters off. So Madan's paper came out about the time she was getting frustrated at her lack of options.
I'm sure it's just a coincidence, but it's still an interesting one to me.
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Hey NobleHunter! I'm working on my MA in History as well. I just finished my first semester and have not quite settled on what to do for my Thesis. I tend to gravitate towards intellectual/cultural history, but I'm unfortunately torn between pursuing more of a History of Science track or going with an emphasis on the French Revolution and Napoleon. If you don't mind me asking, where are you studying? I'm at FSU.
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I don't know if people were generally concerned with marriage at that point, and I think Madan was more worried about prostitution, which was the kind of problem getting the most attention.
ketchupqueen,
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Dr Strangelove,
I'm at Trent University, where I did my undergrad. Going for my MA was a last minute decision so I went for the easiest option. And which FSU? Wikipedia says there are 6 (technically 7 but I doubt you're in Jena).
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