The Jamestown Brides: The Bartered Wives of the New World

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The Jamestown Brides: The Bartered Wives of the New World'Compelling A real pleasure to read.' BBC History Magazine In 1621, fifty six English women crossed the Atlantic in response to the Virginia Company of London's call for maids 'young and uncorrupt' to make wives for the planters of its new colony in Virginia. While the women travelled of their own accord, the company was in effect selling them at a profit for a bride price of 150 lbs of tobacco for each woman sold. The rewards would flow to investors

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