Tag Archives: depositions

She was ‘a natural, a poor fool and ideot …void of reason or sense’: A harsh judgement on Margaret Cooper of Snetterton

Posted on February 6, 2021 by nroeando2017

Recent indexing work at the NRO on witness depositions from the bishop of Norwich’s consistory court has uncovered many stories relating to everyday life from the 16th to 18th centuries in both Norfolk and Suffolk (for the ancient Diocese of … Continue reading →

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Depositions: Uncovering the lives of ordinary Norfolk people through church court records

Posted on January 20, 2021 by nroeando2017

Archivists at the NRO have, among other projects, spent some time over the lockdown months of summer, indexing the contents of a representative sample of witness deposition books from Norwich Diocese, dating from the 16th-18th centuries (our reference, DN/DEP). Very … Continue reading →

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The Norwich Bread Riot of 1766

Posted on February 1, 2020 by elizabethjayne2015

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 →

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King’s Lynn’s burning issue

Posted on September 26, 2019 by elizabethjayne2015

Much has been said about King John, and he is frequently named as Bad King John, although it has to be said it was John who granted various concessions to Lynn, and indeed its charter. But there was among his … Continue reading →

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