Farewell Irene Joan Thirsk, historian
who delved into the world of the English agrarian
She lived a life in line with her work, sewing, bread-making, and out in her garden
and wrote of life in Hadlow Kent, ( 1460-1600), in the Parish of Wealden...
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/oct/15/joan-thirsk