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Post by bisdu on Mar 26, 2015 17:04:40 GMT 1
Trying to put this mans life into context so having a look on line at what else happened in that year Monarch - Charles II Treaty of Westminster ending the Third Anglo-Dutch War.[1] 26 March - Theatre Royal, Drury Lane re-opens, having been rebuilt after the Great Fire of London.[2] Two skeletons of children are discovered at the White Tower (Tower of London) and believed at this time to be the remains of the Princes in the Tower. The remains are subsequently buried in Westminster Abbey.[4] The second edition of John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost is published, shortly before the writer's death, by Samuel Simmons in London. Births:- March - Jethro Tull, agriculturist (died 1741) 18 October - Beau Nash, dandy (died 1762) Deaths:- 8 November - John Milton, poet (born 1608) And one 1674 farthing coin is today worth $350 www.jkamericana.com/inventory/england-1674-farthing-charles-ii
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Post by lib on Mar 27, 2015 9:53:22 GMT 1
Just wondering, Bisdu, living in Cumbria in those times how aware would the inhabitants be of happenings in London and the South. How and when would the latest news get to them. Markets, traders, travellers ? No Sky or CNN then.
So I started to look at travel in theses times. Stopped when I saw that the The Secretary of State to King Charles II, Sir Joseph Williamson was born and from the same Parish as the will writer. So upward mobility was present then, if born to the right people, even in the 'sticks'.
Forgot that there were message post and letters and news would be sent to relatives and friends which would be disseminated by chat and gossip around the area.
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Post by bisdu on Mar 27, 2015 12:13:06 GMT 1
Just wondering, Bisdu, living in Cumbria in those times how aware would the inhabitants be of happenings in London and the South. How and when would the latest news get to them. Markets, traders, travellers ? No Sky or CNN then. So I started to look at travel in theses times. Stopped when I saw that the The Secretary of State to King Charles II, Sir Joseph Williamson was born and from the same Parish as the will writer. So upward mobility was present then, if born to the right people, even in the 'sticks'. Forgot that there were message post and letters and news would be sent to relatives and friends which would be disseminated by chat and gossip around the area. Interesting thought Lib about the movement of information, and even more so about the secretary of state Joseph Williamson especially as until I was aware of this will, I had never heard of the Parish of Bridekirk or indeed any knowledge that any of my family were from Cumbria. I always though my family were from Liverpool/Cheshire, so am inerested to find out when they migrated south of Cumbria. Thanks
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2015 13:15:57 GMT 1
It may also be worth considering that the end of the Civil War was only 23 years prior to 1674. I dare say there was quite a bit of movement round the country during and after that.
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Post by bisdu on Mar 27, 2015 14:16:48 GMT 1
Very true SP, I had forgotten about the civil war.
Also, 1674 was only 8 years after the great plague which certainly travelled in a bale of cloth from London to Derbyshire. Its weird when you think what other people lived through. I guess if this chap lived for say 50 years, (ie 16 24- 74) he would have been living through all these times.
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Post by lib on Mar 27, 2015 14:49:43 GMT 1
Ah the tale of the sacrifice of Eyam villagers to prevent the spread of plague. Worth googling and a visit if you are ever in the area.
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