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Tag Archives: Sir Thomas Brewes
A medieval MP’s Valentine’s Day Letters
Dr Hannes Kleineke of the 1422-1504 Commons explains how the commercial holiday we now recognise as St Valentine’s Day was observed by a young lover in the fifteenth century… It is a little known fact that the earliest known Valentine’s … Continue reading
Posted in History, medieval history, social history
Tagged John Paston, Love letter, Norfolk, poetry, Romance, Sir Thomas Brewes, Valentine, Valentine's Day, Women
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