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*NEW* “CROMWELL'S SETTLERS, 17th Century Thorney” *NEW*
- The hidden story of the Calvinists (often called Huguenots) who came from overseas to settle on drained lands on the Great Fen Levels in the 17th century
- Invited by Francis, Earl of Bedford and Cromwell, about 500 French or Flemish speaking foreigners came to live in Thorney village in East Anglia in the late 1600s. They became respected members of the community, their skills enabling the newly drained land to become the farms that are here today.
- Easy to read, well researched. A valuable background resource for anyone interested in Settler connections, social history or examples of family history
- Many illustrations, colour and black and white photography including images from the community pageants of 1990 and 1992.
- Price £4.95 from the museum or Thorney Society Events or £5.95 including P&P
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“Military Graves Stones in Thorney Abbey”
- A family history resource detailing military grave stones of Thorney Abbey
- by the Thorney Society
- Price £4.50 +P&P
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“Victorian Thorney”
- The remodelling of the Duke of Bedford's fenland village
- by Alan Edward Teulon
- Price £4.95 +P&P
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“The Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin and St BotolphThorney Abbey”
- Insight into the detail and history of Thorney Abbey Church
- Price £3.00 +P&P
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“Thorney Abbey: A Brief History.”
- Interesting features and history of the church and former abbey reviled and explained.
- by Dorothy Husband
- Price £1.50 +P&P at £0.75
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“ Victorian Gravestones”
- A family history resource detailing grave stones of Thorney Abbey
- by the Thorney Society
- Price £4.50 +P&P
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“The life and work of Samuel Sanders Teulon”
- Architect who planned the Victorian Model" Village of Thorney for the Duke of Bedford's Estate
- by Alan Edward Teulon
- Price £8.00 +P&P
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“Companion to Owls.”
- A thoughtful and authentic novel telling of a Huguenot family living in the Fens in the 17th century, Tessa West portrays the warmth and the harshness of life in a small community whose existence is defined by the task of draining flooded lands and the desire to live good lives.
- by Tessa West
- More: www.tessawest.co.uk
- Price £7.99 +P&P at £2.40
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“Fenland Families.”
- An insight into the people who inhabit this enigmatic part of England, focusing on non farming businesses, trades and professions who serviced the farmers and Fenland communities.
Here we learn what is unique and special about the Fenland trading families and the businesses they ran. All featured businesses have been family run for three generations or more.
- by Rex Sly
- More: www.rexslyinthefens.com
- Price £13.99 (RRP £14.99) + P&P at £2.40
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“From Punt to Plough.”
- Covers fen drainage from the Roman period to modern time. Includes the role and impact of religion on the area and the efforts of the early adventurers who risked their capital to drain and own a piece of virgin soil and changed it forever.
- by Rex Sly
- More: www.rexslyinthefens.com
- Price £13.99 (RRP £14.99) + P&P at £2.40
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“Soil In Their Souls – A History of Fenland Farming”
- The changes and development of this fascinating region, from land reclamation, small-holdings and horses to aerial spraying and multi-national workforces. Land ownership since the 17th c has changed probably more than any part of the UK, driven by adventurers, speculators, investors, County councils and the fortunes of farming.
- More: www.rexslyinthefens.com
- Price £13.99 (RRP £14.99) + P&P at £2.40
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