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The histories of miscarriage and stillbirth

May 28, 2019 fluff35

Three children who died too young: what can they tell us about how we frame and then answer our questions about the past?

Tagged Anne Dunch, Anne Laurence, Christianity, Elizabeth Stewkeley, Hinton Ampner, Julia Bueno, Little Wittenham, Mary Carey, miscarriage, Ralph Houlbrooke, stillbirth4 Comments

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