A work in progress 1000 pieces Shakespeare’s Britain
Completed puzzle – very enjoyable to do, the pieces were of excellent quality, however one needed super duper eyesight to read place names etc – I no longer have super duper eyesight
Another Jigsaw Puzzle Finished June 15, 2018
Current Reading November 23, 2017
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My current reading is pretty heavy going …….but readable enough to keep me going. Now to identify which of my ancestors lived during the turbulent reigns of the Plantagenets in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Saint Augustine’s Church Cambridgeshire England October 22, 2017
The following is an inscription found in the graveyard of this church
“Say, knyght, dawter to Lawrence Cheyne, esqwyr, of Cambridge shyre. A woman of nobyl blode, and most nobyl in grace and mannors. She dyed xxv Septemb. M.ccc.lxxiii, and was enterryed in this parysh church, abyding the body of her said husband; whos sowls God bring to everlastyng lyff.”
For Elizabeth Cheney Say, 1424-1473 my 15th Great Grandmother
Tudor Times September 18, 2017
Henry VII, first in the Tudor line
In connection with my genealogy research, I’ve been reading a lot of history, both American and English. I’m contemplating documenting a number of my ancestors in more detail, particularly those who lived in the 16th century. The Tudor period stretched from 1485 with the crowning of Henry VII to 1603, the death of Elizabeth I. A momentous century in English history.
1629 Portrait July 21, 2017
1629 Portrait of A Gentleman and His Wife
Could this couple be in my genealogy? I ask myself.
Portrait of William Howard July 6, 2017
William Howard, First Baron of Effingham, 1510-1575 my 12th Great Grandfather
St Mary Magdalene Churchyard, Surrey, England
Another Old Church In My Genealogy July 3, 2017
St Peter and St Paul Churchyard in Fressingfield, Suffolk, England. Associated with my 14th Great Grandmother Rose Barbor
