Tag Archives: Disputes

King’s Lynn’s trading links with Europe: King’s Lynn and the Hansa

Posted on July 15, 2020 by elizabethjayne2015

(Or, in a travesty of the old saying, Hansa is as Hansa does) Over time, King’s Lynn’s trading links with Europe have developed and evolved and continue to do so today. Records held in the King’s Lynn Borough Archives can … Continue reading →

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William Curtis: an 18th century farmer, debtor and habitual complainer

Posted on February 26, 2020 by elizabethjayne2015

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 →

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Longstanding Local Rivalry in the Herring Industry

Posted on March 30, 2016 by elizabethjayne2015

The rivalry between Great and Little Yarmouth and Lowestoft over the herring industry goes back hundreds of years, probably since the communities began. Herring was a high-protein food eaten in great quantities all over England, so anyone who controlled the … Continue reading →

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