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Tag Archives: Knyvett

Did Cromwell come to stay, and what’s Beadle about?

Posted on November 13, 2018 by jumpyspiders

How do you go about proving a 450 year-old local legend? Continue reading →

Posted in All Posts, NRO Research Bloggers, Snapshots from the Archive | Tagged Cromwell, English Civil War, hapton, Knyvett | 2 Comments
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