| Evidence: | Lady Harriet Cavendish to her former governess, Selina Trimmer, 16 November 1803:
'I have begun Belsham's History of England. It begins with Charles the second, and comes down to our present reign. I mean to confine myself for some time to the history of England as it is a shame not to be well acquainted with it, and I certainly am not.' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 13 Nov 1803 and 16 Nov 1813 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Bath | ||||||||||
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| Reader: | Lady Harriet Cavendish |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | Aug 1785 |
| Socio-economic group: | Royalty / aristocracy |
| Occupation: | n/a |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Belsham |
| Title: | History of England |
| Genre: | History, Biography, Politics |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 25725 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | n/a | |
| Editor: | Sir George Leveson Gower and Iris Palmer | |
| Title: | Hary-o: The Letters of Lady Harriet Cavendish 1796-1809 | |
| Place of Publication: | London | |
| Date of Publication: | 1940 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 73-74 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Sir George Leveson Gower and Iris Palmer (ed.), Hary-o: The Letters of Lady Harriet Cavendish 1796-1809 (London, 1940), p. 73-74, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=25725, accessed: 25 April 2024 | |
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