Tag Archives: Herring industry

Great Yarmouth’s Battle against Herring Piracy during the English Civil War

Posted on September 7, 2019 by elizabethjayne2015

I have spent nearly a decade of my life researching and writing about Great Yarmouth’s Civil War history, something which has been rewarding and endlessly fascinating because of the quality of Great Yarmouth’s civic records held at the Norfolk Record … 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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