English deed on vellum 1628
As researchers we all want to be sure our dates of events are accurate but that is often quite a challenge. If you have been doing research for any length of time you probably already know what I am going to cover in this brief article but maybe some of my new readers will find it useful. Continue reading
Boadicea Haranguing the Britons
Wild pagan, warrior queen, vengeful woman, scourge of the Romans, destroyer of Londinium (London); call her what you will, Boadicea’s name has come down to us as a force to reckoned with.
Her name is spelled various ways; Boadicea, Boudicca, Boudica. Nobody knows for sure the ‘correct’ spelling. She was the Queen of the Iceni people who lived in what is now county Norfolk and northern Suffolk.
As the story goes, in the year 60 A.D. her husband, the King Prasutagus, before he died willed his territory in three parts, to his two Continue reading
Ever since God instructed Adam to name the plants and animals in the Garden of Eden, people have been naming things, and especially each other. Continue reading
Many of our ancestors were members of the Puritan clergy, married to ministers, or at least were close friends and followers of prominent Puritans. Continue reading
The term “Freeman” has been commonly used for centuries. Its general meaning is “to be free from bondage”. Continue reading
The practice of apprenticeship in medieval England; the good, the bad and the ugly. Continue reading