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Colonel William Roy and Burgh Castle Fort
This blog will focus on how one of the most important mapmakers in British history has a link to Norfolk. William Roy was a key figure in the development of the Ordnance Survey (OS), Great Britain’s national mapping agency (so-named … Continue reading
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‘Nothing fresh today – war declared’: A diary of the Second World War
Tue May 8th 1945Great V E day war overin Europe no more fightingfor all the brave men andwomen who havesaved us fromuntold horrorno ore sirens no more fearand ahead no more bombingThank God and mayWe never forget his mercy This … Continue reading
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Medieval Women and Property
Women’s rights and access to property has changed drastically throughout history. At times women had access to property and at other times women were restricted from owning property. Despite restrictions, there were still loopholes where women could inherit property, usually … Continue reading
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Tithe Maps and Apportionments
The Norfolk Record Office (NRO) is planning a landscape history project which will include work to make tithe maps and their apportionments more accessible. We want to add maps to the tithe map layer on the Norfolk Historical Map Explorer … Continue reading
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The Wooing of Elizabeth Browne- Part Two
As a sub-plot, there is within the letters a story of unrequited affection. In the only letter from John Browne, he writes to Sir Henry Gawdy in response to a letter (sadly not in this bundle) informing him that Henry’s … Continue reading
The Wooing of Elizabeth Browne- Part One
The Browne family of Poringland, were well respected lesser gentry, with some wealth and property and good connexions. John Browne, gentleman, was secretary for many years to Sir Robert Wodehouse of Kimberly and then to Sir Arthur Heveningham of Ketteringham. … Continue reading
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How Tall were your Ancestors?
What did our ancestors look like? We know nothing about the appearances of most people who lived before the invention of photography. However, the parish records of Shotesham St Mary and St Botolph, held in the Norfolk Record Office, provide … Continue reading
A Journey through Norfolk in 1681
‘It being now May 1681 after a dry winter and scorching dry spring’, Thomas Baskerville wrote, ‘We went the banck waie through the depth and levell of the Fenns’. He was heading for Ely. Was the weather the result of … Continue reading
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