Quick trivia

Quick trivia You do not have to use you name when you quote your title....

16 December, 2015

Ladies… Quick trivia

Quick trivia  Ladies could also be Lord (Lady) of the Manor.  In practice their husbands did...

13 December, 2015

The Abolition of Tenures Act 1660… Quick Trivia

Quick Trivia The Abolition of Tenures Act 1660 did not get rid of Feudal Titles. The...

12 December, 2015

An Overlord … Quick trivia

Quick trivia An Overlord was a Lord who did not wish to actually run his manor...

11 December, 2015

Saxon Lords… Quick trivia

Quick trivia  Although many Saxon Lords were replaced with Norman Lords many stayed in charge of...

10 December, 2015

Recognising rights… Quick trivia

Quick trivia Romans were first to recognise rights in law. Now overturned by modern law that...

09 December, 2015

Lordship Titles and Manorial Law

As we discussed in our last blog 'Manorialism - where did it all begin' Lordship...

31 January, 2015

Manorialism – where did it all begin?

Some of you may have heard the term 'Lord of the Manor', and 'Manorialism'  in...

28 January, 2015

Reference Library; Historical documents and external sites of interest

Please note: You may require Adobe Reader to view these files. Historical Documents of Interest The Charter of...

29 August, 2013