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William Curtis: an 18th century farmer, debtor and habitual complainer
Corruption always tends to capture our interest- reading the tabloids indicates that- and it is very easy to identify what looks like corruption when we research documents from the past. We tend to forget that in previous centuries different rules … Continue reading
The Angel Inn of King’s Lynn
It sometimes seems strange- though on second thoughts it’s only to be expected- how researching one topic recalls previous ones, with one thread leading to another, then another, until they are all intertwined. While browsing the records at King’s Lynn … Continue reading
Beer, Frying Pans and Canaries: Norfolk’s Strangers workshop
By the end of the 16th Century one third of the population of Norwich were Dutch or French speaking. These citizens were known as the Strangers and were based not only in Norwich but in other towns and villages across … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Schools, Young People
Tagged Dutch, immigrants, Low Countries, refugees, school workshops, Strangers, workshops
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National Story Telling Week
Did you hear about the time that cows ran loose up Norwich’s King Street, and ate the vegetable displays in a shop? How about the time a boy threw a snow ball at a post man by accident, and was … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged Unlocking Our Sound Heritage, UOSH
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The Norwich Bread Riot of 1766
If you heard about bread riots in the 18th century your mind might go to France, where the peasants waged war against the upper classes in order to simply be able to afford food. However, these images may be closer … Continue reading
‘The beginning of the end’, Norfolk’s textile industry in decline
In 1769, one of Norwich’s largest textile firms went bankrupt. Although abrupt, the downfall of Stannard & Taylor was, as their successors’ financial records indicate, symptomatic of wider changes that marked the beginning of Norfolk’s slow, drawn-out commercial and industrial … Continue reading
A brief insight into the history of Team Lotus
Formula One has always been, in my opinion, an incredibly exciting sport and delving into archives relating to the Norfolk born Team Lotus, the sister company of Lotus Cars, was equally as interesting. Setting out on what may be an impossible … Continue reading
Posted in All Posts, NRO Research Bloggers, Snapshots from the Archive
Tagged engineering, Lotus, newspapers, racing, technology
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