Love and happiness were an important part of being married and having children in the 16th and 17th century. How true is this statement?

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Love and happiness were an important part of being married and having children in the 16th and 17th century. How true is this statement?

In the 16th and 17 century, love and happiness were an important part of being married and having children for some people, but, for others it wasn’t. The aim of this essay is to look at various examples of peoples’ private lives in the 16th and 17th century, and identify which sources agree with this statement, in order to see if love and happiness were an important part of getting married and having children in the 16th and 17th century. By private lives we mean the life that goes on at home.

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         One example to show that love and happiness and having children were an important part of being married in the late 1500s is Ralph Josselin’s diary. He wrote that he got married by love and he also suggested his daughter’s husband. A sermon from the Bishop of Aylmer also backs up this statement. He basically said that you should choose who you’re marrying to wisely. There is also the diary of Samuel Pepys and parts of it show love and happiness because it says that they were the best of friends by bedtime. Lucy Hutchinson also ...

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