CHECKS AND DISASTERS. THE death of Edward VI . (1553), and the accession of Queen Mary , who was a firm adherent of the Pope, gave a tempora...

King Henry VIII by Unknown Anglo-Netherlandish artist, c1520, National Portrait Gallery London IN 1509 Henry VIII. began his reign. The foll...

A report on the December 1997 meeting held at the Village Hall. The 1998 programme of talks was issued at the Group's meeting on ...

St. Mary Magdalene, Boveney — where in earth were they buried? Twenty plus years ago a very young lad innocently asked me what it was ...

The other early parish charity was the Baldwin Bridge Trust. The original bridge must have been built by the early Middle Ages, but th...

T he extracts quoted below were taken from Court Rolls of all three manors and show the great variety of concerns of the courts. E...

Local Charities and a deadly consequence  Surely many of Eton Wick's senior citizens will agree with me in acknowledging with...

   At the close of the Middle Ages many houses in the village, the homes of ordinary villagers, would have been poor affairs, huts which co...

The other early parish charity was the Baldwin's Bridge Trust. The original bridge must have been  built by the early Middle Ages, but ...