Horrible Histories S01E03
↳ Slimy Stuarts: Wife swap with the Miserables, a Puritan family, and the Merrys, a Restoration family~ History ~
Some names such as Joy, Hope, and Mercy are still used today but others such as Silence, Discipline, and ‘If Christ had not died for thee, thou hadst been damned’ were real. Here is a list of more Puritan names
Tag yourself. I’m “Has-Descendents.”
History is one thousand times more utterly ridiculous than you might think O.O
Faint-not, perfect for the one with syncope
The Canton Independent-Sentinel, Pennsylvania, September 10, 1880
The Daily Commonwealth, Topeka, Kansas, June 6, 1883
The Minneapolis Journal, Minnesota, January 2, 1905
Daily Capital Journal, Salem, Oregon, April 4, 1916
Bernardsville News, New Jersey, July 14, 1938
The Age, Melbourne, Australia, May 3, 1941
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