Freke, Elizabeth. “Introduction”. The Remembrances of Elizabeth Freke, 1671-1714, edited by Raymond A. Anselment, Cambridge University Press for the Royal Historical Society, pp. 1-36.
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Birth | Elizabeth Freke | EF
was born at Westminster, eldest of five surviving daughters and reputedly her father's favourite. Historian Margaret George
numbers the surviving daughters as four, but five outlived the mother, according to her memorial stone. Freke, Elizabeth. “Introduction”. The Remembrances of Elizabeth Freke, 1671-1714, edited by Raymond A. Anselment, Cambridge University Press for the Royal Historical Society, pp. 1-36. 5 Freke, Elizabeth. “Introduction”. The Remembrances of Elizabeth Freke, 1671-1714, edited by Raymond A. Anselment, Cambridge University Press for the Royal Historical Society, pp. 1-36. 4, 5 George, Margaret. Women in the First Capitalist Society. University of Illinois Press. 184 |
Family and Intimate relationships | Brilliana, Lady Harley | BLH
's brother, later Edward, second Viscount Conway
(who died in 1684), became the father-in-law and friend of the philosopher Anne Conway
. George, Margaret. Women in the First Capitalist Society. University of Illinois Press. 202n4 |
Family and Intimate relationships | Brilliana, Lady Harley | She worried over whether she was too fond a mother to her eldest son, Ned, later Sir Edward. He turned out an estimable character, and in later years was happy to remember the fondness of... |
Friends, Associates | Elizabeth Freke | Scholar Margaret George
writes of EF
, she had no visible friends. George, Margaret. Women in the First Capitalist Society. University of Illinois Press. 180 |
Occupation | Elizabeth Freke | At Bilney EF
set out to control her own financial affairs by turning the estate to profit. She decided to turn her attention To Farmeing and to seek my fortune for my Bread. George, Margaret. Women in the First Capitalist Society. University of Illinois Press. 188 Quotations... |
Textual Features | Brilliana, Lady Harley | Margaret George
calls the style of these letters a mixture of formality and affection. George, Margaret. Women in the First Capitalist Society. University of Illinois Press. 195 |
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