Posts by HLB
Paganism and Christianity
Paganism and Christianity in C7th England was a complex dance of power and politics and the emergence of closer ties to our continental neighbours.
Read MoreRoyal Arms In Church
Royal Arms can be found in many English parish churches but are easy to overlook. The question is what was their purpose and what can we learn about English history by studying them?
Read MoreChurch Seals and Arms
Church seals and arms appear in many of England’s churches and cathedrals but what were they for and what do they tell us about the church in the C13th?
Read MoreC17th Human Dissection and Resurectionists
The enlightenment period of the C17th brought with it a new approach to science based on observation and experimentation and with that came the practice of human dissection in open observation anatomical theatres.
Read MoreBologna’s Map The Bononia Docet Mater Studorium
An intriguing and beautiful map of Bologna in Italy drawn in the C16th and housed in the Vatican
Read MoreEuropes Oldest University
The Medieval universities and the cities in which they sit continue to inspire and engage us. Bologna Italy, lays claim to founding Europe’s oldest university in 1088, how far reaching was this seat of learning?
Read MoreThe Workhouse System Poor Law Amendment Act 1834
The Workhouse System was a radical solution to a problem of immense scale in mid C19th Britain. Tory landowners and Whig economists for once voted together, anxious in the face of increasing revolt and disturbances to preserve their respective positions.
Read MoreWorkhouse and Poor Law Data.
What Poor Law and workhouse records can you use to add contextual colour to your family history? How can you find out more about the events that shaped our pauper ancestors. How many of your family were in the workhouse?
Read MoreThe Cyrus Cylinder
The Cyrus Cylinder is one of the world’s most intriguing and important written artefacts. Usually kept at the British Museum it is currently on tour in America.
Read MoreMedieval Names 1450-1600
A look at a website drawing together a list of Medieval names, fascinating for the family historian
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