Letterlocking in the 16th century
Before the invention of the envelope, people had to devise ways to protect the content of their correspondence. Once the letter was...
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About Geanina
I am a stillroom historian, forager and geography teacher based in London.
I'm fascinated with the stillrooms of the 16th and 17th century, where the scents of roses, herbs and spices filled the air and the maids and gentlewomen used skills and recipes passed on from one generation to the next.