Easter Saturday 1605: Luisa de Carvajal, a Roman Catholic nun of...
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Easter Saturday 1605
Luisa de Carvajal
, a Roman Catholic nun of noble Spanish family, landed at Dover as a missionary or activist at the behest of English Jesuits
. While in London she wrote revealing letters about the city.
Alberge, Dalya. “It’s dirty and lawless. The food’s terrible—London circa 1605”. Times online, 23 Sept. 2008.