Parole towns in Britain [ Cities ]
… conformed to the established social hierarchies and adhered to social norms. 4 Certainly, this can be seen in surviving letters written by French prisoners of war residing in the Hampshire town of Petersfield in the 1790s, where French men … between the prisoners and the communities in which they were paroled. Prisoners were also able to write home, although letters had to be sent through the parole Agent in each town. 7 . John Thomas Thorpe, French prisoners’ lodges … Prisoners’ Theatre at Portchester Castle | English Heritage (english-heritage.org.uk). A small collection of intercepted letters from paroled French prisoners of war takes us away from the sociabilities of those prisoners who were recorded …
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