Shakespeare Electronic Conference, Vol. 4, No. 172.  Monday, 15 March 1993.
 
From:           Phyllis Rackin <
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Date:           Monday, 15 Mar 1993 22:24:32 -0500 (EST)
Subject:        Re: Query [Surnames]
 
Does anyone know when, where, in what circumstances, brides started taking
their husbands' surnames and when, where, in what circumstances, the practice
became institutionalized as a matter of course?  I'm thinking, e.g. of the
difference between Dame Eleanor Cobham in 2 Henry VI and Mistress Ford and
Mistress Page in Merry Wives.
 
Phyllis Rackin

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