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Reaching for the stars: An Account of Early Space Exploration

Posted on 14 October 2021 by victoriadraper24

Would we have reached the moon without the courage of men like General William Kepner? The Experiment In 1934 General William Kepner took part in an experimental stratosphere flight, in which he tried to reach the second layer of the … Continue reading →

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New workshops for the Autumn Term 2021

Posted on 22 September 2021 by victoriadraper24

We are really pleased to announce that we have received funding from the Paston Footprints project in order to create 2 brand new workshops. Defending the Castle and Tudor Shopping are initially availble for the first half of the Autumn … Continue reading →

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Fear of Invasion

Posted on 3 September 2021 by victoriadraper24

“He who would all England win, should at Weybourne Hope begin.”  Norfolk has always been vulnerable to invasion from the sea, particularly in areas like Weybourne with its steeply shelving beach giving deep-water anchorage close to the shore. A map of 1588, … Continue reading →

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How did football come to Carrow Road

Posted on 31 August 2021 by victoriadraper24

On this day in 1935 the first football match was played at Carrow Road. In this blog we will be looking at why the ground was built on this site and some of the changes which have taken place to … Continue reading →

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Entering Australia: The Life of a 19th Century Criminal

Posted on 7 August 2021 by victoriadraper24

Australia, like the rest of Oceania, has been working hard at keeping its borders closed over the past 18 months to stop the spread of COVID. However, this was not always the case.  In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries many, … Continue reading →

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A Variety of Ways to Celebrate Christmas: Exploring the many Christmases of Hilda Zigomala

Posted on 24 December 2020 by victoriadraper24

Those of you who have read our blog posts in the past, will probably remember we have mentioned the journals of Hilda Zigomala many times before. A collection of 15 volumes which chronicles her life from getting married to Jack … Continue reading →

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Religion in Norfolk at the Time of the Mayflower

Posted on 16 September 2020 by victoriadraper24

This month marks the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower setting sail on a voyage that led to the foundation of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Of the 102 passengers on board we know that at least seven came from Norfolk. So what was … Continue reading →

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The Eatons of Eaton: The Archive of a Prominent Norfolk Family

Posted on 12 August 2020 by victoriadraper24

The Eaton Collection is an extraordinary archive documenting the history and activities of the Eaton family over several generations from the late eighteenth century to the twenty-first century.  The archive was collected and maintained by Tom Eaton (1918-2010) and includes … Continue reading →

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