What was the Domesday Book for?

Its purpose may never be known. However over the years our reasoning has changed its...

28 January, 2016

Family History

As history enthusiasts and researchers nothing surprises us, well almost nothing. Whilst researching our family tree...

26 January, 2016

Lordship Titles – Land or Personal Property? Part 6

In part 5 we explained how there are three potential ways to use a lordship title.  These...

21 January, 2016

Lordship Titles – Land or Personal Property? Part 5

In our previous blogs on this subject we explained how the law regards lordships as...

20 January, 2016

Lordship Titles – Land or Personal Property? Part 3 and 4

The Law Commission’s Definition of a Manor: LAND REGISTRATION FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY A CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT; “The position of...

19 January, 2016

Lordship Titles – Land or Personal Property? Part 1 and 2

A question that has not only caused confusion for the public, but also the legal...

18 January, 2016

Manorial and Feudal Titles…Quick Trivia

Quick Trivia  Manorial and Feudal titles were not granted by the Crown but came about by...

18 January, 2016

A Feudal Society – Quick trivia

Quick trivia Under French Norman rule a feudal society was imposed on England. In return for...

07 January, 2016

Demesne – Quick trivia

Quick trivia Demesne, was a class of land of manors the part directly controlled by the...

06 January, 2016

Definition of a Manor… Quick trivia

Quick trivia Definition of a Manor: A territorial unit that was originally held by feudal tenure,...

05 January, 2016