Fascinating and yes reading it seemed no different to doomscrolling today. And I was going to ask about the dateline, hardly a typo since it was repeated. What were the time zones like back then?
Aha! You’ve just made me realise the likely explanation: France changed to the Gregorian calendar in 1582, but Britain not until 1752. So dates abroad would have been nearly two weeks ahead. Thanks!
Fascinating and yes reading it seemed no different to doomscrolling today. And I was going to ask about the dateline, hardly a typo since it was repeated. What were the time zones like back then?
Aha! You’ve just made me realise the likely explanation: France changed to the Gregorian calendar in 1582, but Britain not until 1752. So dates abroad would have been nearly two weeks ahead. Thanks!