Some of the poorest regions of historic Britain had some of its most vibrant festivities. Between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, the peoples of northern England, Lowland Scotland, and Wales u
The early Christian writer Tertullian first applied the epithet "bride of Christ" to the uppity virgins of Carthage as a means of enforcing female obedience. Henceforth, the virgin as Christ's spouse
Revisit the magic of the classic Christmas stories from New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh together for the first time in one volume.In A Christmas Bride, a very wealthy Edgar Downes promis
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Four Courts Press has teamed up with the Representative Church Body Library, the archives of the Church of Ireland among other functions, to provide critical editions of significant Church of Ireland
Just what every mother of the bride needs to help her deal with the emotional, logistical, and financial challenges of her daughter's big day!What premarital advice should a mother give the daughter
