I have just finished reading the enthralling "The Secret Rooms" by Catherine Bailey. She set out to write a history of the impact that the Great War (1914-18) had on the Duke of Rutland's estate at Belvoir in Leicestershire, but found herself drawn instead into a real life mystery concerning the forbidding locked rooms where the … Continue reading rave review
Month: June 2014
Talk on Manorial Records 9 July
I am currently working on preparations for a talk I shall be giving at the Derbyshire Record Office on Manorial Records on the morning of Wednesday 9th July at 11 o'clock. The talk (which should last about an hour) will start with an outline of the history and development of manors, explaining what they actually … Continue reading Talk on Manorial Records 9 July
