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Colonial America
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Within a day Mercy heard the news. She never forgot it. A few months later, that riot became the backdrop for her first political satire.
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― The Muse of the Revolution: The Secret Pen of Mercy Otis Warren and the Founding of a Nation
― The Muse of the Revolution: The Secret Pen of Mercy Otis Warren and the Founding of a Nation
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It is difficult to picture the rich, hard-nosed advisors of James I being overly concerned about the rights of vagabonds and felons. But this was a period that was especially suspicious of arbitrary acts by the Crown against individuals. There was no law enabling the crown to exile anyone, including the baser convict, into forced labour. According to legal scholars, the Magna Carta itself protected even them. The Privy Councillors therefore dressed up what was to befall the convicts and presente
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― White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain’s White Slaves in America
― White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain’s White Slaves in America
