Michaelmas Rent

The Duke Gave Away His Blind Old Nurse With Her Cottage — On His Wedding Day His Bride Went to Her

Michaelmas Rent · 12K views · 23 hours ago

The New Duke Put His Father's Widow in a Roofless Farm — By Spring His Own Sisters Had Moved In

Michaelmas Rent · 30K views · 1 day ago

The Duke Paid Her With an Empty Dairy - By Winter, His Tenants Were Buying Cheese From Her

Michaelmas Rent · 18K views · 3 days ago

The Duke Hid His Disgraced Sister in a Widow's Hovel — By Christmas He Begged, She Wouldn't Go Home

Michaelmas Rent · 7K views · 2 days ago

The Duke Gave Her 5 Old Servants to Be Rid of Them — By Christmas His Own Mother Had Moved In

Michaelmas Rent · 190K views · 7 days ago

The Duke Gave Her His Mother's 12 Hives to Be Rid of Them — By Spring His Orchard Needed Them Back

Michaelmas Rent · 4.6K views · 4 days ago

A Duke Made Over Six Plough Mares He Would Not Winter; His Bailiff Booked Her Teams for 300 Acres

Michaelmas Rent · 289 views · 2 weeks ago

The Duke Gave Her the Burned-Out Forge as a Joke at Rent Day—By Ploughing His Own Hunt Rode Unshod

Michaelmas Rent · 832 views · 9 days ago

The Duke Auctioned Her Farm, Left the Cracked Malt-Kiln—By Harvest His Brewhouse Begged for It

Michaelmas Rent · 246 views · 10 days ago

The Duke Gave Her Five Laundresses He Would Not Feed—His Housekeeper Waited Her Turn at Their Tubs

Michaelmas Rent · 1.3K views · 5 days ago

The Duke Gave Her the Orchard Nobody Wanted. She Wouldn’t Fell Its Oldest Tree.

Michaelmas Rent · 1.5K views · 2 weeks ago

The Duke Gave Her Six Lacemakers He Would Not Feed - His Bride Joined Their Waiting List

Michaelmas Rent · 4.1K views · 13 days ago

"It Will Never Run Sweet Again, the Duke Said"—A Year Later Her Springhouse Watered the Whole Parish

Michaelmas Rent · 543 views · 11 days ago

She Returned the Duke’s Reward Unopened — His Lost Letter Was Addressed to Her Mother

Michaelmas Rent · 301 views · 2 weeks ago

At Michaelmas, the Duke Handed Her the Ferry Key - The Boatman Would Not Let Her Aboard

Michaelmas Rent · 528 views · 13 days ago

The Duke Turned Off His Old Men and Deeded Her Their House—By March He Bought Every Load From Her

Michaelmas Rent · 770 views · 2 weeks ago

Walking in Greece at night

Michaelmas Rent · 36 views · 3 weeks ago

The Duke Gave Her Every Debt He Called Worthless—By Lambing His Flock Needed Her Shepherd's Ram

Michaelmas Rent · 4.3K views · 7 days ago