by adminwww | May 14, 2017
The Napoleonic War and the Threat of an Invasion Defensive Plans The Napoleonic War between Britain and France lasted from 1803 to 1815. However, Britain was becoming wary of France following its revolution and by 1790 an invasion was considered a real possibility. A...
by adminwww | May 14, 2017
An Extract from William Cobbett’s ‘Rural Rides’ William Cobbett was born in Farnham in 1763, the son of an innkeeper. He fled to America after being hounded for exposing corruption in the army. He returned to England in 1800 and became an investigative journalist, a...
by adminwww | May 14, 2017
Bray Williams – Governor of the Workhouse c1835 to 1851 A rather worn handwritten notebook has recently come into our possession after being discovered in the vicarage attic by Rev Simon Newham who was vicar from 2005 (?) to 2010. At first sight – and probably a...
by adminwww | May 14, 2017
The Killing of Sparrows The house sparrow originated in the Middle East and it spread along with agriculture to most of Eurasia, and North Africa. Since the mid-19th century, it has spread through much of the world, often due to deliberate introductions when it has...
by adminwww | May 14, 2017
Wisborough Green and Bastardy The origin of the stigma attached to bastardy is somewhat of a mystery. It’s quite understandable why It should be attached to the parents, but why should it be attached to the unfortunate offspring? It may have been a product of the Poor...
